Fall is here! That means it is time for more pumpkin, cinnamon, and apple recipes! This Apple Spice Cake with Brown Butter Glaze is one of my fall favorite recipes!
A deliciously moist spice cake, topped with the most incredible brown butter glaze! You know, the kind of glaze that cracks when it hardens? That is my favorite!!
You are going to want to make this recipe over, and over, and over again friends!!
Apple Spice Cake
Apple is a fall staple ingredient! The grocery stores and local fruit stands are flourishing with apples right now, and they are firm and juicy!
My very favorite apple is a honeycrisp apple. Nothing beats a good honeycrisp!
For this recipe, you will need applesauce! You can use store bought or homemade! Plain or cinnamon flavored will work great!
It’s optional, but if you want even more apple flavor, feel free to dice up an apple into small cubes and add them to the batter. Yum!
Brown Butter Glaze
I could write a whole blog post on brown butter glaze, and really, I should! This glaze needs to go on EVERYTHING!!
Brown Butter Glaze or Frosting is so dang good. It has the best flavor and it goes well with everything!!
Don’t be surprised if you see a bunch more recipes call for brown butter glaze! My brown butter mizithra pasta recipe is another good one to try!
All you need is butter (browned), milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar!
How to Brown Butter for the Glaze
Browning butter is really simple. Add 2 sticks of butter to a medium saucepan and place it on medium heat.
We don’t want to do too much heat because we do not want to burn the butter.
Allow the butter to first melt down, then it will begin to boil. The butter will boil for about 3-4 minutes before it begins to foam.
When it foams, stir it repeatedly so you can watch the color. It will quickly go from yellow to a nice golden brown color and that’s when you want to remove it from the heat. Watch closely because it changes quick and if you don’t catch it, it will burn.
Add the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar to finish off making the brown butter glaze for the apple spice cake. The glaze should be runny and pourable, and it will set as it cools on the cake.
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Apple Spice Cake with Brown Butter Glaze
A deliciously moist spice cake, topped with the most incredible brown butter glaze!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cup apple sauce
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Brown Butter Glaze
- 1 cup butter
- 6 Tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- To a stand mixer or mixing bowl with paddle attachment, add the white sugar, brown sugar, sour cream, and butter. Mix on medium speed until smooth.
- Add the apple sauce, eggs, and vanilla and mix on medium speed until incorporated.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ground cloves. Mix on low, just until the dry ingredients are incorporated. Don't over mix.
- Grease and line a half sheet cookie sheet pan (18 in x 13 in) with parchment paper. Pour the cake batter into the pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the brown butter glaze.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, add the butter. Allow the butter to melt and come to a bowl, about 5 minutes.
- Watch the butter carefully as it boils and when it begins to foam, stir. Watch for the color of the butter to turn from yellow to brown, then remove from heat.
- Add in the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Whisk until incorporated. Glaze should be thick but still able to pour.
- Pour the brown butter glaze over the warm cake and allow it to cool and set.
Notes
Optional: If you want to add more apples to the cake, you can dice up an apple in to very small cubes and fold it into the batter before baking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 312Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 215mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 1gSugar: 36gProtein: 2g
