Browned-Butter Glaze

By cnash

Use this old-fashioned glaze to give our Basic Vanilla Cake a lovely nutty flavor. Recipe adapted with permission from Cakes From Scratch in Half the Time, by Linda West Eckhardt (Chronicle Books, 2005).

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup(s) unsalted butter
• 1.25 cup(s) sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
• 2 tablespoon(s) whole milk
• 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice
• Zest of 1 lemon

Preparation

Step 1

Melt the butter over medium-low heat until golden brown. Whisk the sugar, salt, milk, lemon juice, and zest together. Add the melted butter in a stream while whisking until smooth.