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Caramel Frosting Recipe


Caramel Frosting Recipe
This is my guess at a now deceased relative's frosting she made without a recipe. She gave me her method and approximate amounts many many years ago, and when I make it, it tastes just like hers. She would frost half a two-layer cake with this and ... More

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Ingredients
  • 3/4 stick butter
  • 1 - 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (I like dark brown)
  • 1/4+ cup milk
  • 1/2-3/4 box 10X sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions
  1. Put butter in pan on top of stove.
  2. Add about 1, up to 1 1/2 cups brown sugar.
  3. Use low to medium low heat.
  4. After it melts, stir in 1/4 cup milk.
  5. Bring to a hard boil and let it boil 1 minute or up to 2 minutes but NO LONGER or it will set up too hard.
  6. Take off heat and pour over about 1/2 up to 3/4 box (1 pound box) of 10X sugar.
  7. Beat well.
  8. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla.
  9. If too thick, add more milk.

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Saving to try - I love caramel frosting and this sounds easy to make. Thanks for the great post!


Mmmmm...delicious!


Sounds good, always looking for my Aunts Caramel Frosting recipe, this sounds alot like it. Great post, thanks for sharing. Got my 5


Sounds great! Years ago when our school group would have bake sales....one girl's grandma would always bake a caramel cake that looked so good! It never sat on the table long at all!! Thanks for sharing. Using this for a cake this weekend(youth group bake sale at church) Jett


I NEED A GOOD CARMEL FROSTING RECIPE - I ONLY MADE IT ONE TIME BUT CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I GOT THE RECIPE - ANYWAY THIS ONE SOUNDED THE CLOSEST
- THANK YOU SO MUCH GRANDMA - YOUR FRIEND ,LEEBEAR


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