Browned-Butter Glaze

Name: Browned-Butter Glaze
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 c. unsalted butter; 1 1/4 c. sifted confectioners' sugar; 1/4 tsp. kosher salt; 2 tbsp. whole milk; 1 tsp. lemon juice; Zest of 1 lemon

This nutty glaze is perfect for topping a simple vanilla cake.

By Linda West EckhardtPublished: Jun 25, 2007

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Yields:

8 serving(s)

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

10 mins

Cal/Serv:

126

Use this old-fashioned glaze to give our Basic Vanilla Cake a lovely nutty flavor. Recipe adapted with permission from Cakes From Scratch in Half the Time, by Linda West Eckhardt (Chronicle Books, 2005).

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Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
2 Tbsp. whole milk
1 tsp. lemon juice
Zest of 1 lemon

Directions

1. Step 1Melt the butter over medium-low heat until golden brown. Whisk the sugar, salt, milk, lemon juice, and zest together. Add the melted butter in a stream while whisking until smooth.

Tip: Careful! Butter quickly burns.

For Fluffy Butter Frosting: Increase the confectioners' sugar to 1 3/4 cups. Beat the melted butter, confectioner' sugar, salt, milk, lemon juice, and zest in a medium bowl using an electric mixer at medium-high. Beat in an additional 1/4 cup cold butter (in small pieces). Add food coloring if desired. use immediately or chill.

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