Brown Butter Cake – step-by-step recipe
Recipe for simple French brown butter cake
If you love classic French baked goods, this recipe for French brown butter cake will surely steal your heart. The buttery aroma, slightly nutty taste of brown butter, and soft, moist texture make this cake absolutely unique. Perfect for afternoon coffee, a weekend dessert, or as an elegant addition to gatherings with friends. Preparation is simple, and the result – delightful. Be sure to try this brown butter cake recipe and experience a touch of French flavor in your own kitchen!
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Brown Butter Cake step by step recipe
If you like simple yet unique cakes with a buttery flavor, then you must try this recipe!
French butter cake with browned butter recipe with video
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan about 22 cm in size.
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ingredients for browned butter cake
- 220 g butter
- 200 g sugar (1 cup)
- approx. 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs (size L – at room temperature)
- 150 g all-purpose flour (1 cup)
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 120 ml natural yogurt (thick – at room temperature)
- approx. 50 g sugar (for the top of the cake)
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How to make buttery browned butter cake step by step
Step 1 – preparations
- Grease the baking pan with butter and sprinkle with flour or breadcrumbs.
- Preheat the oven to 180℃ (top/bottom heat) or 170℃ (fan-assisted).
- Transfer the butter to a saucepan and heat until it melts and brown specks appear.220 g butter
- Sift the flour with baking powder and salt.150 g all-purpose flour, 1.5 teaspoons baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt
Step 2 – preparing the browned butter cake
- Pour the butter into a mixer bowl, add sugar and vanilla – mix until combined.200 g sugar, approx. 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Add the eggs to the mixture one by one and mix briefly after each addition.4 eggs
- Pour in about half of the sifted flour and briefly mix on low speed.
- Add yogurt and mix briefly.120 ml natural yogurt
- Add the rest of the flour and mix briefly until combined.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle the top of the cake with sugar.approx. 50 g sugar
Step 3 – baking the cake
- Place the pan with the cake in the preheated oven and bake for about 40 minutes – until a dry skewer comes out clean.
- After baking, cool the cake and you can serve it still warm.
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Why bake this brown butter cake?
I found today’s cake on pinterest and although the graphic looks like it was created by AI, the recipe interested me (here I provide my slightly modified version). The cake itself is very simple and quick to make, so I think anyone can handle it – even those with little baking experience. Additionally, the cake turns out delicately nutty (thanks to the brown butter), fluffy, and moist. It will be great as an accompaniment to coffee or tea.
What is browned butter and how to prepare it?
Browned butter is nothing more than intensely heated butter. To make it, transfer extra butter to a saucepan and heat continuously. Foam will appear during the process, and the butter will take on a more amber color with visible brown specks inside. Additionally, the butter will acquire a nutty aroma. Butter prepared this way will give baked goods a delicious taste and a slightly darker color.
What ingredients are necessary to bake French butter cake?
To make this cake, you only need a few basic ingredients. Below I list the products I used and possible substitutes:
- butter – as befits French cuisine – it must be extra butter, do not substitute it with vegetable butter, but you can also use salted butter – in that case, do not add salt to the wheat flour, you can use salted butter
- natural yogurt – I used Greek yogurt, you can use regular thick yogurt, or add 18% sour cream
- all-purpose flour – any type will be good, use your favourite
Tips and tricks – how to get the perfect browned butter cake
For your French cake with a nutty aroma to turn out well, it’s important that the ingredients are at room temperature. Therefore, take the eggs and yogurt or sour cream out of the fridge a few hours beforehand. If you forget, you can place the eggs in a bowl, pour hot water from the kettle over them, and leave them for about 15 minutes. You can briefly warm the yogurt or sour cream in the microwave.
How to serve French butter cake?
This browned butter cake tastes excellent on its own, but if you want to enhance its flavor even more, you can serve the still-warm cake with a little vanilla crème anglaise – this cream wonderfully complements the cake’s slightly nutty aroma. Cooled cake will also be delicious with this sauce, but a dollop of whipped cream and some fruits – like blueberries or roasted apples – will also work great here :)
How many calories does butter cake with browned butter have?
In the table below the recipe, I provided the calorie count for 100 g of the cake. If you cut it into 12 more or less equal pieces, each will have approximately 287 kcal (carbohydrates – 25 g, fats – 19 g, proteins – 5 g).
How to store butter cake?
After baking and cooling, it’s best to cover the cake or transfer it to an airtight container with a lid. This way, the cake will stay fresh for a long time – it can last up to a week at room temperature. You can also freeze the cake for about 3 months.
I hope that my detailed step-by-step recipe for browned butter cake will appeal to you and you’ll gladly return to the recipe. I would be very happy if you leave a comment under the recipe afterwards :)
Recipes for baked goods with browned butter
Be sure to also check out my other recipes for delicious cakes made with browned butter. Here I recommend, among others, three such recipes:
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