Brown Butter Pear Cake

Serves: 6

Catharine Rutherford

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

47

Sweetness

66

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

1.5 cups

White Sugar

3

Eggs

1 cup

Butter

3 tbsps

Water

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

2

Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan

3

Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in large bowl

4

Beat sugar and eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed in a separate bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes

5

Beat in oil and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until well-blended

6

Mix in flour mixture until batter is smooth

7

Fold in pears and walnuts

8

Pour batter into the prepared tube pan

9

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes

10

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting on a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes

11

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until it is a rich brown color and has a nutty aroma, about 5 minutes

12

Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until icing is thick and smooth

13

Stir in water 1 tablespoon at a time to thin icing to desired consistency

14

Drizzle icing over cooled cake