Dessert

Brown Butter Pecan Cake with Bourbon Caramel and Sea Salt

Name: Brown Butter Pecan Cake with Bourbon Caramel and Sea Salt
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 4 tbsp unsalted butter (for browning); 0.5 cup all-purpose flour; 0.5 tsp baking powder; 0.25 tsp baking soda; Pinch of kosher salt; 1 large egg; 0.25 cup light brown sugar; 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 cup sour cream; 0.33 cup toasted pecans, finely chopped; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 0.25 cup heavy cream; 0.33 cup granulated sugar (for caramel); 2 tbsp bourbon; 0.25 tsp vanilla extract; Fleur de sel; 0.25 cup crème fraîche (for serving); 1 tbsp powdered sugar (for whipping crème fraîche)

A tender, nutty brown-butter pecan cake layered with bourbon caramel and topped with whipped crème fraîche and fleur de sel. The cake is made with browned butter for depth, the caramel is cooked to the verge of bitterness for complexity, and the salt ties it all together.

1170calper serving 11gprotein 106gcarbs 77gfat 15min prep 28min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this