Copycat Maggiano's Butter Cake (Gigi's Butter Cake)
Description
A rich yellow butter cake soaked in warm brown butter glaze and served with strawberries and whipped cream — a copycat of the signature dessert from Maggiano's Little Italy.
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup whole milk, room temperature
Brown Butter Glaze
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
To Serve
- Fresh strawberries, sliced
- Whipped cream
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch round pan and line the bottom with parchment.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar on medium 3–4 minutes until pale and light.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Stir in vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients in three additions, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix on low just until combined.
- Spread batter in the pan and bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake bakes, melt ½ cup butter in a light-colored saucepan over medium heat, 5–7 minutes, until it foams, quiets, and shows golden-brown flecks. Remove from heat immediately.
- Stir sugar and water into the hot butter until dissolved. Return to low heat, simmer 2 minutes, then remove and stir in vanilla and salt.
- Poke the hot cake all over with a skewer and pour the warm glaze evenly over the top.
- Rest in the pan 20 minutes, then slice and serve warm with strawberries and whipped cream.
Equipment
- 9-inch round cake pan
- Mixing Bowls
- Hand or Stand Mixer
- light-colored saucepan
Notes
Cake and glaze must both be warm when combined. Use a light-colored pan for browning butter so you can see the color change.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 681kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 7gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 175mgSodium: 304mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 57gVitamin A: 1207IUCalcium: 91mgIron: 2mg