Brown Butter Pear Cake Recipe

Brown Butter Pear Cake Recipe

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups peeled and diced pears
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • Brown Butter Icing:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons water
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
  2. Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in large bowl.
  3. Beat sugar and eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed in a separate bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in oil and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until well-blended. Mix in flour mixture until batter is smooth. Fold in pears and walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting on a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  5. 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. Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until icing is thick and smooth. Stir in water 1 tablespoon at a time to thin icing to desired consistency. Drizzle icing over cooled cake.
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