Brown Butter Toffee Pound Cake
This Brown Butter Toffee Pound Cake is rich, buttery, and packed with amazing caramel flavor in every bite. The cake itself is made with a combination of granulated and brown sugar and plenty of buttery toffee pieces, then finished with a homemade brown butter glaze that takes the flavor completely over the top.
Servings: 12 people
Ingredients
- Pound Cake Ingredients:
- 3 c All-Purpose Flour
- 2 c Granulated Sugar
- 1 c Light Brown Sugar
- 1 ½ c Salted Butter - Room Temperature
- 5 Large Eggs - Room Temperature
- 1 c Heavy Whipping Cream - Room Temperature
- ¾ c Toffee Bits
- 2 tsps Vanilla Extract or Vanilla Bean Paste
- Pound Cake Glaze:
- ½ c Salted Butter
- 1 c Light Brown Sugar
- 14 oz Condensed Milk
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla
- Toffee Bits
- Chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Pound Cake Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes).
- Add in the vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
- Add the eggs to the bowl one at a time, mixing until combined before adding the next egg.
- Slowly mix in the flour, alternating with heavy whipping cream, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Gently fold or mix the toffee bits into the batter.
- Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with baking spray. Pour the batter into the pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake the cake for about an hour and 15 minutes. The cake is done once a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean/with moist crumbs.
- Allow the cake to cool for 10-15 minutes before removing it from the pan. Allow the cake to cool completely before applying the glaze.
- Brown Butter Glaze Instructions:
- In a medium light-colored saucepan over medium heat, melt the salted butter, stirring or swirling occasionally, until it foams, turns brown, and smells nutty (approximately 5 minutes).
- Add the brown sugar and mix until combined and no longer grainy.
- Add the condensed milk and mix. Stir occasionally until your desired consistency is reached. It should be somewhat thick, but not as thick as caramel.
- Slowly add in the vanilla and remove from the heat.
- Allow to cool for approximately 10 - 15 minutes before pouring over your cooled cake as desired. Once the glaze has set, serve and enjoy!