Pancake Bundt with Brown Sugar Maple Glaze

Directions

Pancake Bundt Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons (16 grams) flour and 2 tablespoons (28 grams) melted butter until well combined. Using a pastry brush, spread flour mixture all over inside of a 10-cup Bundt pan*, being sure to evenly get into grooves.In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and remaining 3 cups (375 grams) flour.In a medium bowl, whisk together cream, 1 cup (240 grams) water, eggs, and vanilla bean paste; whisk in remaining 6 tablespoons (84 grams) melted butter. Add cream mixture to sugar mixture; whisk just until combined and no large flour pockets remain. (Mixture will still be lumpy; do not overmix.) Pour batter into prepared pan. Firmly tap pan on a kitchen towel-lined counter several times to settle batter and release any air bubbles.Bake until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean and an instant-read thermometer inserted near center registers 200°F (93°C), 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert cake onto a wire rack placed over a rimmed baking sheet.Generously brush Maple Simple Syrup all over still-warm cake until all of mixture is used up. Let cake cool for 20 minutes.

Maple Simple Syrup:

1. In a small microwave-safe bowl, whisk together maple syrup, granulated sugar, and 1 tablespoon (15 grams) water until well combined. Heat on high in 10- to 20-second intervals, whisking between each, until sugar dissolves. Whisk in maple extract. Makes about 1/3 cup

Brown Sugar Maple Glaze:

1. In a small saucepan, stir together brown sugar, butter, cream, maple syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently; cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in maple extract and vanilla bean paste. Use immediately. Makes about 3/4 cup.Spoon Brown Sugar-Maple Glaze into a heatproof squeeze bottle with a ¼-inch opening in tip. Using a kitchen glove or towel to hold bottle if it feels too warm, carefully pipe glaze into and over grooves of cake as desired. (Alternatively, use a spoon to drizzle glaze.) Serve warm with any extra glaze.