Best Fresh Apple Cake With Browned Butter Frosting Recipes

FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• IMPORTANT: Make sure all your ingredients are at room temp (see notes at the bottom of the recipe)
• Preheat oven to 350 F (177 C)
• Peel the apples and core them using an apple corer or a knife.
• Cut the apples into 1/4 inch pieces and place into a bowl.
• Squeeze 1/2 a lemon over the apples to prevent browning. Set aside
• Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside.
• Add butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and cream until smooth.
• Add sugar and oil to the butter and cream on medium until the mixture is white and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
• While mixing on medium, add in dry ingredients in thirds and mix until combined
• Fold in applesauce and chopped apples until combined
• Grease three, 8 inch pans with cake goop or another type of pan release.
• Bake layers at 350 for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Layers will be thin.
• Let cake rest in the pan until it's cool enough to touch, then flip out onto a wire rack.
• Make sure to cool completely before stacking. (Wrap in plastic wrap and place in fridge or freezer to speed up the cooling process.)
• Place softened butter in the bowl of your stand mixer with the whisk attachment and mix until smooth.
• Add in your cream cheese and mix until smooth
• Add in your browned butter and mix until smooth and creamy
• Add in your powdered sugar one cup at a time while mixing on low until all the powdered sugar is added. Do not over-mix.
• Add in your salt and vanilla until combined.
• Place sugar and water in a medium-sized pot. Cover with the lid and bring to a boil on medium-high heat.
• Remove lid and place a candy thermometer in the pot. Continue cooking the sugar until thermometer reads 350º (hard crack stage) or it's a deep golden brown color. Do not stir.
• Remove the sugar from heat and slowly whisk in butter. Be careful, it will bubble up.
• Whisk in cream and salt.
• Let caramel cool completely before using it for the drip

CHUNKY APPLE CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon into pan.
• Bake 50 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk until frosting is smooth and desired spreading consistency. Generously spread frosting over top and partially down side of cake. To serve, cut cake with serrated knife.

FRESH APPLE CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown. Cool.
• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, stir together melted butter, sugar, eggs and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla until blended. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Stir in apples and 1 cup of the toasted pecans. (Batter will be very thick, similar to cookie dough.) Spread batter in pan.
• Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart heavy saucepan, cook 1 cup butter over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter begins to turn golden brown. Immediately remove from heat and pour into small bowl. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until butter begins to solidify.
• Beat browned butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar alternately with milk, beating on low speed until blended. Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Frost cake. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup toasted pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.