Monday, August 5, 2013

Pumpkin Cake with Brown Butter Icing


My absolute Fall favorite. My husband has requested this recipe for every birthday cake of his for the last 5 years! Yum Yum!

Ingredients

1 1/3 Cup Brown Rice Flour
1/3 Cup Sorghum Flour
1/2 teaspoon xanthum gum
1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly greated nutmeg
1/8 teastpoon ground cloves
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup warm milk
2 large eggs
1 stick unsalted butter

Combine dry ingredients. Mix with wet ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees in a 9 inch square pan for 45 minutes or until knife comes out clean.

Brown butter Icing:

1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk

Melt butter over medium heat until brown in color, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl, making s in the bowl. Add sugar, vanilla, and milk. Combine until smooth. Pour onto the top of the cake.