Halloween Barn Party and Festivities

We love the Halloween Party at the barn. 

 I have handled all the games for the past couple years and this year Amelia was asked to do face painting! 

Did some Fall baking as well. We love this cake as it is not too sweet and gives just the perfect taste of Fall.

Pumkin Cake with Brown Butter Icing

Ingredients & Directions

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan

• 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• 1 ½ cups sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1  cup canned Pumpkin Puree

• ½ cup warm (110 degrees) milk

  Brown Butter Icing: see below

  1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line pan with parchment, and butter the parchment. Coat pan with flour, and tap out any excess.

  2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.

  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, and beat until combined. Add pumpkin puree and milk; beat until combined. Add reserved flour mixture; beat on low speed until just combined.

  4. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool. Let cake rest 20 minutes.

  5. Unmold cake. Using an offset spatula, spread icing over top of cake.

Brown Butter Icing

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

• 2 tablespoons milk

  In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat until nut-brown in color, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat, and pour butter into a bowl, leaving any burned sediment behind.

  Add sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon milk; stir until smooth. If the icing is too thick, add the remaining tablespoon milk, a little at a time, until consistency is spreadable. Let cool 5 minutes. Use immediately.

  
  

  
  

  More Halloween to come!