Description
A rich and flavorful cake with brown butter, pumpkin spice, and topped with penuche frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, browned
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Brown the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Let it cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, mix browned butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in pumpkin puree.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the pumpkin mixture, stirring until combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cake cool completely before frosting.
Notes
- Brown butter carefully to avoid burning.
- Ensure pumpkin puree is not pumpkin pie filling.
- Let cake cool completely before frosting to prevent melting.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
