Easy Brown Butter Honey Cake Recipe
This Easy Brown Butter Honey Cake is a moist, grain-free with rich, toasty flavor. It travels well and tastes even better the second day.
Equipment
- small saucepan
- mixing bowl
- cake pan
Ingredients
Cake
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup butter browned
- 3 cups almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Optional Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Set the oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Grease an 8x8 baking dish, bundt cake pan, loaf pan, or muffin tins.
- Brown the butter: Add the butter to a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Let it melt, bubble, foam, and turn golden, swirling occasionally. Be careful not to burn.
- When it smells nutty and caramel-rich, remove from heat and cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, honey, warm browned butter together.
- Mix until smooth.
- Sprinkle dry ingredients over the top of the wet mixture: baking soda, salt, almond flour
- Stir until just combined. A thick, even batter will form.
- Spread the batter into your greased dish.
- Bake for 40 minutes (20 for muffins), or until the top is golden and the center feels set.
- Make the glaze (optional): In a small pan, melt the honey and butter together.
- Bring to a gentle boil, stirring as it bubbles for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Spoon the warm honey glaze over the cake, letting it drizzle down the sides.
- Serve with whipped cream if you want to make it extra special.
- Serve warm or refrigerate for later. It’s great warm or cold!
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 309kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 8gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 184mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 345IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 1mg
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