Caramel Frosting Recipe

My family are brown sugar caramel connoisseurs.

Caramel frosting recipe. Everyone wanted the recipe. Step 1 in a saucepan over medium heat melt the butter and mix in 3 tablespoons milk and brown sugar. It comes from my great aunt and she always used it on top of her chocolate zucchini cake. Vintage recipe box 034 there are lots of fun recipes to read in the box this recipe for caramel frosting was with.

Step 2 remove from heat and beat in 12 cup confectioners sugar. Cool slightly and beat in the vanilla and remaining 12 cup confectioners sugar. I like to make homemade caramel sauce to use in this recipe although it does take some advance planning since the caramel has to cool completely or else it will melt the butter and the frosting will not work. If you are making cupcakes you should be able to frost 24 cupcakes if you apply the frosting with a knife.

If you swirl on the frosting with a pastry bag like we have done here you should be able to frost 15 18 cupcakes depending on the size of the swirl. Our recipe should make enough the best caramel buttercream frosting to cover a 9 x 13 sheet cake or a two layer 8 cake. Click here to read the history of vrp034 lot of recipes with no box and click here to view all the vrp034 vintage recipe box recipes more vintage recipes we have lots of recipes. In fact its so easy youll ask yourself why youve ever purchased icing.

Add more milk if the mixture is too thick. It comes from my great aunt and she always used it on top of her chocolate zucchini cake. Most icing recipes dont take quite as much stirring mixing cooking and caramelizing but then again most icing recipes dont even come close to being quite as delicious as this caramel icing. This could be used to make penuche fudge if you wanted too.

I doubled it and used half and half instead of milk. I made this frosting for a cinnamon bun cake that we used to celebrate my grandmas 93rd bday. A recipe for caramel frosting made with butter light brown sugar dark brown sugar milk powdered sugar vanilla. Homemade caramel frosting is a labor of love.

It will definitely be a family favorite. This caramel icing recipe is so easy just combine ingredients and whip until smooth. This is the best buttery caramel frosting. Caramel frosting with brown sugar and cream.

Caramel frosting caramel frosting recipe card front front of the recipe card for caramel frosting. This salted caramel frosting is light and fluffy with rich caramel flavor. Boil vigorously for 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon heavy cream at a time until consistency is right.