Irresistible Brown Butter Pumpkin Cake with Spiced Frosting
A moist pumpkin cake with rich brown butter and spiced frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (browned)
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For frosting: ½ cup butter, 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp nutmeg, 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch pan.
- Brown butter in a saucepan until golden. Let cool.
- Mix sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla into browned butter.
- Whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to wet mixture.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Cool cake completely before frosting.
- For frosting, beat butter, sugar, spices, and milk until smooth.
- Spread frosting over cooled cake.
Notes
- Use canned or fresh pumpkin puree.
- Brown butter carefully—it burns easily.
- Let cake cool completely before frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg