BROWN BUTTER SPICE CAKE

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A beautifully moist and tasty loaf with browned butter... The best answer to leftover roasted winter squash.

Provided by Joe Gooner

Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash

Time 1h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter
1 tablespoon hazelnut oil
1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon garam masala
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup muscovado sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup pureed roasted squash
¼ cup whole milk
⅓ cup toasted sliced almonds
1 ½ tablespoons muscovado sugar

Steps:

Place a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; simmer, stirring frequently, until butter is browned, fragrant, and foamy, with brown bits in it, 10 to 20 minutes. Stir in hazelnut oil. Set aside until cool but not set.
While butter is cooling, sift whole wheat flour, baking soda, garam masala, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl.
Whisk 1 cup sugar, eggs, squash, and milk together in a smaller bowl. Whisk in the still-melted butter. Fold in the flour mixture and most of the almonds.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining almonds and 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar on top.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges have browned and center is set, 50 to 60 minutes. Do not overbake; cake should be moist.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.8 calories, Carbohydrate 24.2 g, Cholesterol 77.8 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 290.3 mg, Sugar 9.9 g