Brown Butter Hazelnut Cake

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    458

Light, delicate cake with a crisp crust. Browning the butter adds extra depth and toasty nuttiness. (Gluten-Free)

recipe updated Feb 22, 2022

Ingredients

  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    170 g
  • Gluten-free flour icon
    Gluten-free flour
    50 g
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    5
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    3 tablespoons
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    as needed
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    225 g
  • Hazelnuts icon
    Hazelnuts
    150 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Food processor
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Food processor bowl
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Stand mixer bowl
  • kCook icon Springform pan - 8 x 2.5"
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Prepare a clean springform pan
  2. Pre-heat oven - 160°C
  3. Heat unsalted butter in a clean saucepan until lightly browned then set aside
  4. Mix in vanilla extract to the saucepan
  5. Grind hazelnuts, then set aside in the bowl
  6. Add powdered sugar and gluten-free flour to the bowl with nuts and mix
  7. Add egg white and granulated sugar to a clean stand mixer bowl
  8. Whisk until soft peaks form then set aside
  9. Transfer butter to nuts
  10. Transfer egg whites to nuts
  11. Pour the batter into prepared pan
  12. Bake until skewer tests clean - 45 min, 160°C
  13. Let cool completely
  14. Dust with powdered sugar
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