French four spice cake with browned butter spice frosting vote now DessertVery Easy1 h 5 m Send this recipe to a friend Print this page Ask a question to the author Post your photo of this recipe Ingredients 9 Cake: ½ cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar Zest of ½ orange 2 large eggs 11/3 cups flour 2 tablespoons . unsweetened cocoa 2 teaspoons. quatre épices 1 teaspoon . baking powder ½ teaspoon . each baking soda and salt ½ cup buttermilk Frosting: 2/3 cup butter ¼ cup honey 1 teaspoon . quatre épices 2 tablespoons . half-and-half 1½ tablespoons . lemon juice 3 cups powdered sugar 2/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts View the directions