Spiced Pear Cake with Browned Butter Icing

INGREDIENTS

CAKE:

medium to large firm pears, peeled-cored- and chopped

2 tbsp

granulated white sugar

2 tbsp

packed light brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp

ground nutmeg

2 cups

Gold Medal® All-Purpose Flour

1 cup

Gold Medal® Whole Wheat Flour

3 tsp

baking powder

1 tsp

salt

1 1/2 cups

granulated white sugar

large eggs

3/4 cup

milk

1/2 cup

vegetable or canola oil

1/2 cup

unsweetened applesauce

BROWNED BUTTER ICING:

4 tbsp

salted butter

2 cups

sifted powdered sugar (more or less)

to 5 teaspoons boiling hot water

1 tsp

vanilla extract