Best Browned Butter Icing Recipes

BANANA TOFFEE BARS W/ BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• For the Bars.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Beat the butter in an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds. Beat in the sugar until fluffy - about 1 minute, scraping bowl as needed.
• Beat in the egg, mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla until very well combined.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry mixture to wet and mix together, scraping bowl as needed until well combined. Stir in 3/4 C toffee pieces.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 22-25 minutes (at 350) or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool 20-30 minutes before icing.
• For the Icing.
• In a small saucepan heat one-third cup butter over low heat until melted. Continue heating until the butter turns a light brown. This may take a few minutes. Remove from heat; pour into a medium bowl.
• Add 2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 t. vanilla and 1 T. milk. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium to high speed, adding enough milk to make frosting of spreading consistency. I usually add 2 more tablespoons milk.
• Use icing immediately.

BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan over low heat until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the confectioners' sugar, cream, and vanilla extract. Add water, mixing vigorously until smooth.

PUMPKIN TRUFFLE POUND CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour (or spray with baking spray with flour). In 1-quart saucepan, heat condensed milk and chocolate chips over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt until blended; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups butter, the granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes or until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. On low speed, beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with pumpkin until well blended (batter will be thick).
• Spoon 2/3 of batter (about 5 cups) into pan, bringing batter up about 1 inch on tube and on outside edge of pan. Stir chocolate mixture; spoon into center of batter, being careful not to touch sides of pan. Spoon remaining cake batter (about 2 cups) over filling; smooth top.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean and center of crack is dry to touch. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Place cooled cake on serving plate. In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Pour browned butter into medium bowl; stir in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until spreadable (mixture will thicken as it cools). Let stand 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly cool; stir. Drizzle over cake.

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• heat oven to 350*.
• grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan -- with crisco -- set aside.
• beat eggs, sugar and oil in large bowl, with mixer on medium speed --
• stir in flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• stir in zucchini and pecans and spread in pan.
• bake 30-40 minutes or toothpick test.
• cool completely on wire rack. about 1 hour --
• spread frosting on bars -- decorate with pecan halves if desired.
• to prepare BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING:.
• heat butter in 4 quart pan over medium heat till light golden brown --
• remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk till smooth and spreadable.

HEAVENLY CHIFFON CAKE WITH BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Make a well in the center of the mixture Add oil, yolks, and water. Beat with electric mixer on low to medium speed until combined. Beat on high speed for about 5 minutes or until satin smooth. Set aside.
• Thoroughly wash beaters. In a very large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Pour batter in thin stream over egg whites; gently fold together.
• Pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Place pan on a baking sheet or pizza pan. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.
• Meanwhile, make icing: In a small saucepan, heat butter over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes or until browned. Remove browned butter from heat.
• After baking, immediately loosen sides of cake from pan with a spatula or knife and invert cake over a serving plate and remove pan. Cool completely.
• Place 2 cups sifted powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in browned butter, vanilla, and 3 to 4 tablespoons milk until icing consistency.
• Drizzle with icing and sprinkle with nuts.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH MAPLE BROWNED BUTTER ICING RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. On low speed, beat eggs with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar, maple syrup, applesauce and pumpkin. Continue to beat for 3 to 4 minutes until thoroughly mixed. In a small bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, pumpkin seasoning, baking powder and baking soda. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and beat for a minute until combined. Be careful not to over mix. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick placed in the center comes out clean. While bars are cooking, cook butter in large saucepan over medium heat until browned, about 15 to 20 minutes, making sure to stir occasionally. Remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients while continuing to stir to avoid clumps. Allow bars to cool completely before icing. Store in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.