Browned Butter Cake

Posted byCarol WingPosted inCREATETags:, ,

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 Tbsp powdered milk
  • 2 ¾ c white whole wheat flour
  • 1 ¾ c sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 2 cups buttermilk, shaken
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla

Preparation

  1. Grease three 9-inch cake pans then line the bottoms with a circle of parchment paper cut to fit. (I actually only have two pans, so I split the batter into thirds, bake two, and then bake the other one. No problem.)
  2. Melt the butter in a wide saucepan over medium heat. Keep it moving until little flecks of brown appear, then add the powdered milk. Try to keep whisking it to make it smooth, but don’t fret over small lumps. Remove from heat and let it keep browning in the pan. Then transfer it to another bowl to cool.
  3. Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a large bowl. Scrape the browned butter in and mix on low for 2 minutes. Break down any lumps, and beat on medium for another minute. Add buttermilk and mix until combined; scrape down bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat and scrape until thoroughly combined.
  4. Split into thirds and pour into cake pans. Bake cake layers for 17 to 20 minutes, rotating once, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes before flipping out onto a cooling rack, removing the parchment paper, and flipping back onto another. Let cool completely. You can cool and frost, or wrap them in plastic and freeze until needed. If you freeze them, they only need to defrost a few minutes before you can work with them, just leave enough time to fully defrost before you eat it!
  5. Spread the ganache on the tops of two cakes almost to the edges. Stack all layers, then frost sides and top.
  6. Decorate with chocolate syrup drizzled on top or use your imagination!
Chocolate Ganache Recipe
Ingredients
  • 8 oz good quality chocolate
  • 8 oz boiling water (can also use weak coffee)
Preparation

Pour water over chocolate and let sit at least 5 minutes before stirring into a creamy texture. Allow to cool before spreading.

Vanilla Frosting Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 c softened butter
  • 3 c powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp lite corn syrup (optional)
  • 1-2 Tbsp milk
Preparation

Cream butter and then mix in remaining ingredients. Adjust with more milk if needed.

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