Succotash’s Beth Barden, Part Two: brown-butter brownies and women throwing down in the kitchen

Beth Barden lifts the beach-ball-blue, eight-layer cake slowly from the pastry case at the front of Succotash.

“How could you not smile eating a piece of this cake?” she asks. The rainbow-colored interior and dusting of glitter turn the cake into an edible carnival — a reminder to Barden and her guests that this whole food thing is supposed to be fun. Today, she shares just why she might be having more fun in the kitchen than in any other time in her career. Yesterday, Barden shared that restaurant ownership just skipped two generations in her family. And Monday, she talks about the Christmas cookies that Succotash is making this holiday season.