{Vanilla Buttermilk Cake with Brown Butter Frosting}

I made this for Billys 5th birthday and it will now be my go to vanilla cake. Billy requested a vanilla on vanilla cake and because I couldn't bear to make a vanilla cake with vanilla frosting(yawn)I fancied it up with brown butter which I know they love because they can't get enough of my brown butter banana bars.  Jack made the minecraft decorations, bless, and it was the most delicious cake I have made and eaten in a while.  The young men luckily also loved it otherwise I would of quite happily devoured the entire thing myself.  Probably in one day. 

...vanilla buttermilk cake                                                  
125g butter, softened
200g sugar
3 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
1/2 tsp salt
300g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
160ml buttermilk

Preheat oven to 180. Butter and flour two 8 inch cake pans.
Cream the butter and sugar until pale and very fluffy (take your time with this step). Add the vanilla bean paste and salt then the eggs one at a time, mixing between each.
Whisk the flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl.
Add half the flour mix to the butter mix. Mix until combined.
Add half the buttermilk. Mix until combined.
Then the remaining flour, the remaining buttermilk.
Do not over mix. Divide evenly between your baking tins.
Bake until lightly golden on top and set through, 20 minutes or so but really it depends on your oven, so always check it.
Remove from pans onto a rack and let cool completely.

...brown butter frosting                                    
225g butter
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
1 tsp molasses
pinch of salt
750g icing sugar, sifted
100ml milk

Place butter in a pan over medium heat. Cook until the butter becomes a rich amber color and little brown flecks appear at the bottom of pan and it smells nutty. Stir quite often as to not burn it. Pour into a bowl, scraping in the little brown flecks, and pop it into the fridge until it is the consistency of softened butter.

Beat the butter, vanilla bean paste and molasses until combined. Add in half the powdered sugar and half the milk. Beat until combined. Add in remaining. Beat until very fluffy. You may need more milk or sugar depending on how stiff you want it.

Spread over cooled cake. Try not to eat it all.