Browned Butter Crunch Cake

• finely chopped walnuts, divided1 cup
• sugar, plus↗1⁄2 cup
• sugar, divided↗1 tablespoon
• butter↗1 cup
• firmly packed brown sugar1 cup
• eggs↗2
• vanilla↗2 teaspoons
• flour↗2 1⁄4 cups
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• milk↗3⁄4 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease a 10 inch tube pan.

3. 3

   Coat pan evenly with 2/3 cup walnuts, sprinkle walnuts with 1 tablespoon sugar. Set aside.

4. 4

   In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until bubbling and golden brown.

5. 5

   In a large bowl, combine browned butter, remaining 1/2 c up sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla, blend well and set aside.

6. 6

   In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda, add to butter mixture alternately with milk.

7. 7

   pour into prepared pan, sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup walnuts.

8. 8

   Bake 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

9. 9

   Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.