This next-level snacking cake gets an upgrade from one of our favorite flavors: brown butter. Featured in the cake and the frosting, brown butter adds deep, nutty, caramelized notes that take a frosted vanilla cake from simple to sophisticated. For the brown butter cake, the butter is browned, cooled, and resolidified (a step that can be done days ahead), then beaten with dark brown sugar to create an exceptionally tender texture. Brown butter shows up again in the topping, where it's paired with cream cheese for a rich yet refreshing frosting you'll want to eat by the spoonful.
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Molly Marzalek-Kelly | 2026-07-14
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