Brown Butter Cake With Brown Butter Frosting Recipe

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Ingredients (14)

  • For the Cake:
  • 1 1/4 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/3 cups plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 5 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 cups plus 2 1/2 teaspoons (about 10 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup minus 2 teaspoons whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • For the Frosting:
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 5 teaspoons hot water
  • 2 drops of vanilla extract

Directions

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