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Brown Butter Bundt Cake

Browning the butter adds fabulous flavor to this moist Bundt cake. Drizzling with a glaze provides the perfect creamy finish!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings 1

Equipment

Ingredients

Butter Cake

  • 1 cup + 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk room temperature
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

Brown Butter Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter browned
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/3 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Butter will get foamy and bubble. Cook until butter solids in the bottom of the pan begin to turn deep golden brown. Immediately remove from heat.
  • Pour through a sieve into a bowl. Allow to cool and refrigerate until cold but still soft. Reserve 2 tablespoons of brown butter for the glaze.
  • Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a Bundt cake pan, dust with flour shaking off excess.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix to combine.
  • Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk in 2 parts. Add vanilla.
  • Pour batter into the pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle sections comes out clean.
  • When the cake is done, transfer it to a cooling rack. Remove the cake from the pan. Place a plate over the top of the cake and flip the cake over. Glaze while warm.
  • For the glaze, in a medium bowl, beat brown butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth.
  • Pour the glaze over the warm cake.