Caramel Icing

Caramel Icing

20 Reviews
  • Prep: 8 min
  • Cook: 2 min
  • Ready In: 25 min

“Yummy and sweet, this is perfect for nut or dark chocolate cakes.” - by BumbleBee

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 2 cups of frosting

Directions

  1. Place the butter and brown sugar in a heavy saucepan over low-medium heat; cook and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture boils. Stir in the cream, return to a boil, and boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and cool.
  2. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

  • Calories
  • 163 cal
  • 8%
  • Fat
  • 5.7 g
  • 9%
  • Carbs
  • 29 g
  • 9%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (20)

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dalkambo
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dalkambo

"This is a delicious caramel icing recipe. I used skim milk in place of heavy cream, and it didn't seem to make any difference. I also added 2 t vanilla after it cooled a little to give it a rich ca..." See moreramel flavor. Make sure you cool the sauce before beating in the sugar, and like others have said, make this when you're ready to use it. If it gets too thick, just beat it until it's usable. The end result is a thick, wonderful icing that I used on a chocolate cake."

Medy Cricket Jester
29

Medy Cricket Jester

"Tastes really wonderful, but was much too thick. I thinned it with a little water and it was really good on a pumpkin sheet cake :). ..." See more"

kathleen0202
19

kathleen0202

"instead of brown sugar, I have used golden (lighter yellow) sugar. Tip: Start making this only when your baked good is ready to be "iced". I started it too early, and it was almost like modeling cl..." See moreay onto my cake that I had made, but it is good. Went well with the Holiday spice bread..."

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