apple cake

I decided to try this recipe from my Country Living magazine.

I rarely try new recipes or want to bake just for fun.  Usually I will cook for dinner and often try new recipes, but that is out of a sense of obligation, not desire to make something different. 

Last Saturday was an exception though.  

I made this yummy treat. 

this is before and after the oven. 

And the final result:

The frosting didn't turn out that great.  I have never tried browned-butter frosting before, so it was new for me and I managed (big surprise) to mess it up, making the frosting drier and not as good as it should have been.

But, my brother and father-in-law both ended up eating a few pieces as we took it to different locations, so I guess it turned out ok. 

What is something new you have learned/done lately?