Brown Butter Chiffon Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
A light and airy cake infused with the nutty flavor of browned butter.
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Ingredients
- 250all-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 150 gunsalted butter(browned)
- 3 egglarge eggs
- 100 gplain yogurt
- 10 gbaking powder
- 5 gsalt
- 100 mlunsalted milk
- 1 mlvanilla extract
- 50 gconfectioner's sugar
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350ºfF) and prepare a 20cm round cake pan.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
Tip: Whisk occasionally to prevent burning.
- 3
Continue cooking the butter, stirring occasionally, until it turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma.
Tip: This should take about 5 minutes.
- 4
Remove the browned butter from the heat and whisk in the granulated sugar until smooth.
- 5
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 6
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, yogurt, and vanilla extract.
- 7
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
Tip: Do not overmix.
- 8
Gradually pour in the milk, whisking until the batter is smooth.
- 9
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.
- 10
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Tip: Optional: dust the cake with confectioner's sugar before serving.
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