A slab of caramel‑bound popcorn sits on the coffee table, and hours later every bite still shatters. This “cake” isn’t about decoration; it is a structural answer to popcorn’s biggest flaw: it goes limp fast in an open bowl.Instead of leaving each kernel exposed to ambient humidity, the recipe locks them into a high‑density matrix of concentrated sugar syrup. As the caramel cools below its glass t...More