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Easy Brown Butter Almond Cake
Easy Brown Butter Almond Cake is an incredibly delicious and moist cake with a brown butter icing. This is seriously one of the best cakes that I have EVER had! This is a must-make for that baking list!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 1h 10m👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●oven
- ●knife
- ●skillet
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350° degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8 inch cake pan and set aside. In a small mixing bowl mix together 1¾ cup all-purpose flour, ½ tablespoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt.
¾ cup all-purpose flour1
2
In a large mixing bowl, mix together ¾ cup softened unsalted butter and ⅔ cup light brown sugar with a high speed mixer. Blend on high until light and fluffy, scraping sides occasionally.
3
Add in 4 large eggs, ½ cup canola oil and 2 teaspoon McCormick almond extract and continue mixing on medium speed until fully incorporated. Add in ½ cup slivered almonds and repeat with flour mixture until cake batter is smooth.
large eggs4McCormick almond extract1 teaspoon
4
Pour batter into a greased 8” cake pan and bake on center rack for ⏱️ 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
5
Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack and let it sit for ⏱️ 15 minutes. Using a sharp knife, slide along the edges of the cake to be sure it isn’t sticking. Transfer the cake to your desired serving dish.
6
To make the brown butter icing
7
Add ¼ cup unsalted butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Allow butter to bubble and start to turn a light amber color. Remove from heat and transfer to a small bowl. Mix in 1 cup powdered sugar, ¼ cup heavy cream, and 1 teaspoon McCormick almond extract and whisk until smooth.
powdered sugar1 cupMcCormick almond extract1 teaspoon
8
Pour almond glaze over the almond cake, sprinkle with slivered almonds and serve.
Nutrition Facts
calories
504 kcal
fat Content
28 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
33 g
sodium Content
165 mg
protein Content
7 g
cholesterol Content
107 mg
carbohydrate Content
56 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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