Brown Butter Pound Cake

4.50 from 26 votes

Brown Butter Pound Cake is one of the most simple dessert recipes you can make. With only 6 ingredients that you are likely to have on hand at all times, it's a classic for any occasion.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 50

Course: Cakes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brown butter cake, bundt cake, how to brown butter, pound cake, Southern Living Pound Cake

Servings: Servings

Calories: 851kcal

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

2 cups softened butter 4 sticks, plus more to butter the pan - divided use
4 cups all purpose flour plus more to flour the pan
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup milk
6 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Place 1 cup of butter in a heavy skillet or small saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally. Do not leave the butter unattended, it can burn quickly and will have to be discarded.
Continue to cook until brown bits are formed, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl and cool about 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Butter and flour a bundt pan and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, add flour, then sugar.
Next, pour in brown butter (make sure to scrape all of the brown bits into the bowl) and the other two sticks of softened butter.
Pour in milk, eggs and vanilla.
Using an electric stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat at low speed for one minute.
Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Continue to beat at medium speed for 2 more minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth evenly.
Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. The top should be golden brown.
Cool in the pan 5 minutes. Run a sharp knife around the edges of the pan to loosen.
Invert cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Move to a cake plate and slice with a serrated knife.
Serve plain or add whipped cream and berries.

Notes

Store cake in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature up to 3 days. Refrigerate up to 7 days. Cake can be wrapped in 2 layers of plastic wrap and a layer of foil and frozen up to 3 months. Slices of cake can also be wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in a freezer bag, freeze up to 3 months. Thaw cake at room temperature or in refrigerator.

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