Brown Butter Cake With Brown Butter Frosting
"[Photograph: Nila Jones] If you've never tried browning butter before, make some today, then use it to bake this delicious cake. It's dense and moist with a sturdy crumb and an intense brown butter flavor. The decadent brown butter glaze on top is the icing on the proverbial cake. Why this recipe works: * Browning the butter slowly ensures that it reaches the perfect level of toasty, nutty flavor without danger of burning. * By browning the butter in a light-colored pan, you can easily monitor the color of the butter as it browns. * The recipe in itself is fairly simple, but by using brown butter instead of regular old un-browned butter, you can easily take a standard vanilla cake to the next level, giving it toasted, nutty, caramel notes in every bite. Note: It is crucial to allow the butter to chill thoroughly after browning, before re-softening. If the butter is too soft you may have trouble aerating the batter and the cake may sink...."