Brown Butter Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 cups butter, unsalted
• 2 cups cake flour (not self-rising, sift before measuring)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 eggs, large
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon bourbon (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f with rack in middle. butter and lightly flour an 8 1/2- by 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• 2 heat butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until milk solids on bottom are a dark chocolate brown. transfer to a shallow bowl and chill in freezer until just congealed, about 15 minutes.
• 3 whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 4 beat together brown butter and sugars with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla and then the bourbon (!). at low speed, mix in flour mixture until just incorporated.
• 5 transfer batter to pan, smoothing top, then rap pan on counter to settle batter. bake until golden-brown and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• 6 cool in pan 30 minutes, then invert cake onto a rack and cool completely, right side up, 1 hour.