The last January recipe from Baking Chez Moi is the Brown Butter and Vanilla Bean Weekend Cake and it is a winner! And if you happened to be snowed in right now and have an itch to bake something delicious that would last for several days (or at least until you eat it all), well, this is a great choice!
This cake came together very quickly. So quickly in fact that I forgot to take pictures before putting it into the oven. Pretend that there is a photo here that magically includes the scent of the butter boiling on the stove. That was an amazing smell. The only choices that I made with this recipe were to use the vanilla extract since I didn’t have any vanilla beans on hand & amaretto instead of the dark rum (because I just love amaretto).
I decided to make this cake using my mini loaf pans for the first time so that I could share them with a friend. They took about 30 minutes to bake and came out beautifully.
I will absolutely make this recipe again. Perfect cake for visiting, gifts or because you just need delicious cake to enjoy with your tea & coffee. Check out the rest of our cakes here and bake along with us in February!
Two Scientists Experimenting in the Kitchen 
Your cakes turned out great! The brown butter sure did smell good!
I love the little loafs! Beautiful purple plate, too! I didn’t use the rum or any alcohol, but will try it with Amaretto next time. I love the flavor of almonds in baked goods.
Oh, I love the idea of making those in the little pans…what a good idea as that way I would have eaten way less of it! Give aways are the best! 🙂 I want that purple plate…seriously…that is a gorgeous plate!
I love your mini loaves! They look so pretty! And so nice to be able to share!
I used Amaretto, too! Wasn’t this delicious???
The mini cakes are adorable and easy to share.
Love the minis…..easy to freeze or share that way!
I love the mini loaves! I used a vanilla bean but it’s good to know that it tastes great with just extract (and a little Amaretto!)
Everything is better in mini form 🙂
Good idea to use the mini pans and share it! I don’t think my family would agree though… they are not sharing their cake.
Happy baking to you!
Mini loaf pans are great! More caramelized edges, easier to share. Your loaves came out beautifully.
Mini-cakes! LOVE! (They look great!)
Mini’s make everything better! Amaretto sounds sounds like a great substitution. I have those same plates! Love em.