Caramel Frosting recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
½ cup milk
6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 pinch salt

Nutrition Info

174.7 calories
carbohydrate: 33 g
cholesterol: 13.8 mg
fat: 5.2 g
fiber: : -
protein: 0.2 g
saturatedFat: 3.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 45.6 mg
sugar: 32.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Let cool for 5 minutes.

  2. Whisk milk into the saucepan until mixture is smooth.

  3. Beat 3 cups confectioners' sugar and salt into the butter mixture with an electric mixer on low speed. Add remaining confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth.

Recipe Yield

4 1/2 cups

Recipe Note

This frosting recipe was the one my Grandma used on top of her oatmeal cake, spice cake, and banana nut cake. I also like it on a yellow or white cake. You do have to use at once because this does stiffen as it cools.

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