The thing about the famous Goetze Caramel Creams and Cow Tales is that they are actually based on a mistake — an imperfect caramel recipe.
“They sort of screwed up how to make caramel,” explains Mitchell Goetze, ceo of Goetze’s Candy Co. “And the caramel we make, which I think makes it unique, isn’t as sweet as a classic caramel that people know. So that’s where this fondant type center came into play, it was to sweeten the caramel.”