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Caramel Frosting Recipe

I love this creamy caramel frosting, which is an ideal compliment for spice cupcakes. The recipe originated with my grandmother.—Virginia Breitmeyer, Greensboro Bend, Vermont

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Caramel Frosting Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 to 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and milk; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool to lukewarm. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until frosting achieves spreading consistency. Yield: about 2-1/4 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 tablespoon) equals 79 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 29 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Caramel Frosting in Taste of Home Baking Book , p166