Danish Creamery : Brown Butter Butternut Squash Cake

Danish Creamery : Brown Butter Butternut Squash Cake

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Though not as common as, say, pumpkin, butternut squash offers most if not all of the same qualities to baked desserts: it lends natural sweetness and helps retain moisture. Our favorite way to cook...

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Ingredients

  • 3 sticks Danish Salted Butter, plus more for pan
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 2 ½ cups packed brown sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 10 ounces cooked and mashed butternut squash (about 1 ¼ cups), room temperature
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces Medjool dates, pitted and torn
  • 3 Tablespoons Danish Salted Butter
  • ½ cup date sugar (can substitute brown sugar, if desired)
  • ¾ cup heavy cream, plus more if needed
  • ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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