Pumpkin Cake with Brown Butter Icing

By pattie_d

The consistency of this icing should be thin enough to spread but not runny.

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) 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
• Brown Butter Icing
• Caramelized Walnut Halves

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

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.

From Martha Stewart Living,

November 1998