Aunt Os Caramel Frosting Recipes

CARAMEL FROSTING BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• In your stand mixer, add butter and salt at medium low speed.
• Next turn your mixer to down to low and slowly add confectioner's sugar in small portions until all is added then turn the speed to medium high to combine.
• Add heavy cream, caramel, and vanilla extract and mix until nice and fluffy.
• Pipe or spread buttercream and serve.

CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, add butter, caramel sauce and mix until fluffy.
• Gradually, add powdered sugar (1/2 cup at a time) and mix until frosting is smooth and creamy.
• If frosting is too thick, mix in some milk or heavy cream. If frosting is too thin, mix in more powdered sugar.
• Cover bowl and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm it up a little more and make it easier to pipe. Enjoy!

AUNT PITTYPAT'S CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• Combine sugars and milk and bring to the boil, stirring gently.
• Boil without stirring, until a little mixture forms a very soft ball when dropped in cold water.
• Add butter, remove from heat and cool until lukewarm.
• Beat at medium speed until thick, creamy, and of a consistency to spread.
• If necessary, place over hot water to keep soft while spreading, or beat in a little milk.
• This will fill and frost a 2-layer 9 inch cake.

AUNT GISELE'S CARAMEL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1-inch jelly roll pan; set aside.
• Combine the butter, yolks, sugar, cinnamon and flour and mix until you form a cohesive ball of dough. Spread the dough onto the prepared jelly roll pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile cook the almonds, sugar, butter, honey and milk, stirring on occasion, until the mixture is light golden.
• Remove baked dough; spread almonds mixture over the top and bake for 15 to 20 minutes longer until dark golden. Cool and cut into squares or rectangles (be sure to cut the cookies before they turn too hard.)

CARAMEL ICING

Steps:

• 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.
• Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth.

CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat until nut-brown in color, about 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat and pour butter into a bowl, leaving any burned sediment behind; let cool.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt, and butter. With the mixer on low, slowly add cream; beat until smooth. If frosting seems too thick, stir another tablespoon cream into the mixture.

AUNT ERMA'S FAMOUS CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt brown sugar and butter in saucepan.
• Stir Constantly; add milk and bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Sift in powdered sugar.
• Add vanilla.
• Add enough additional milk to make of spreading consistency.
• Frost cake quickly as frosting tends to solidify.