Pumpkin Cake with Brown Butter Icing
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- Serves 10
Recipe Provided By: Martha Stewart
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1. Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature, plus more for pan
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for pan
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup homemade Pumpkin Puree, or canned
- 1/2 cup warm (110 degrees) milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 10 well-shaped, large walnut halves
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 448 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 71 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Fat: 16 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Sugars: 53 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line pan with parchment, and butter the parchment. Coat pan with flour, and tap out any excess.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, and beat until combined. Add pumpkin puree and milk; beat until combined. Add reserved flour mixture; beat on low speed until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool. Let cake rest 20 minutes.
- Unmold cake. Using an offset spatula, spread icing over top of cake, and decorate with caramelized walnut halves.
Yield: 10 servings
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Notes:
Brown Butter Icing
1. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat until nut-brown in color, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat, and pour butter into a bowl, leaving any burned sediment behind.
2. Add sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon milk; stir until smooth. If the icing is too thick, add the remaining tablespoon milk, a little at a time, until consistency is spreadable. Let cool 5 minutes. Use immediately.
Caramelized Walnut Halves
1. In a small skillet, melt sugar over medium-high heat until medium golden, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Working quickly, drop walnut halves, one at a time, into the melted sugar. If the sugar hardens, return skillet to low heat, and stir several minutes. Using a fork, turn walnuts until they are evenly coated. Transfer walnuts to a wire rack to cool completely. Use to decorate cake.
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