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How to Make a Brown Butter Chai Bundt Cake

Brown Butter Chai Bundt Cake

Servings: 8

Ingredients

CAKE

  • 1/2 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER ROOM TEMPERATURE
  • 1/2 CUP BROWNED BUTTER
  • 1 CUP GRANULATED SUGAR
  • 3/4 CUP LIGHT BROWN SUGAR
  • 2 1/2 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
  • 2 TSP BAKING POWDER
  • 4 TSP CHAI SPICE
  • 1 TSP SALT
  • 4 EGGS ROOM TEMPERATURE
  • 1/2 CAN SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK 7OZ CAN
  • 1/2 CUP SOUR CREAM ROOM TEMPERATURE
  • 2 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT

GLAZE

  • 1/2 CAN SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK THE OTHER HALF
  • 1/2 CUP SALTED BUTTER
  • 1 CUP LIGHT BROWN SUGAR FIRMLY PACKED
  • 1/4 CUP SIFTED CONFECTIONERS SUGAR
  • 2 TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT
  • 2 CUPS CHOPPED ROASTED PECANS

Instructions

  • START BY BROWNING THE BUTTER IN A SAUCEPAN. MELT ON MEDIUM HEAT FOR 3-4 MIN. AS IT MELTS, IT WITH BEGIN TO FOAM AND BROWN SPECKLES WILL APPEAR. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND LET COOL.
  • PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 350F. PREP A 12 CUP BUNDT PAN BY SPRAYING COOKING SPRAY. I ALSO RECOMMEND DUSTING THE PAN WITH AN EVEN LAYER OF FLOUR.
  • WHISK THE FLOUR, CHAI SPICE, BAKING POWDER AND SALT IN A MEDIUM BOWL.
  • IN A SEPARATE BOWL, BEAT THE BUTTERS AND SUGARS ON MEDIUM SPEED FOR 3 MINUTES, IT SHOULD BE LIGHT AND FLUFFY.
  • IN A SEPARATE BOWL WHISK THE SOUR CREAM, EGGS, VANILLA AND SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK. COMBINE WITH THE BUTTER AND SUGAR MIXTURE ON MEDIUM SPEED FOR 2 MORE MINUTES.
  • ADD THE DRY INGREDIENTS AND MIX ON LOW SPEED UNTIL JUST COMBINED – YOU DON’T WANT TO OVER MIX IT.
  • POUR THE BATTER INTO THE PREPARED PAN AND BAKE FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR (USE A TOOTHPICK TO TEST).
  • ALLOW THE CAKE TO COOL OFF FOR 15-20 MINUTES IN THE PAN BEFORE TURNING THE PAN UPSIDE DOWN TO RELEASE. COOL FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE GLAZING.
  • TO MAKE THE GLAZE, HEAT THE SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK, BUTTER & BROWN SUGAR OVER MEDIUM HEAT AND BRING TO A BOIL. START TO STIR (DON’T STOP) FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND STIR IN VANILLA AND CONFECTIONERS SUGAR. POUR GLAZE OVER THE BUNDT CAKE – OPTIONAL, SPRINKLE WITH CHOPPED PECANS. SLICE AND SERVE!