Burnt Butter Frosting

This unusual frosting recipe is made with burnt butter! It is excellent on yellow cakes, and I always get rave reviews. Do not substitute margarine for butter in this recipe!

Original recipe makes 1 frosting for one 9×13 inch cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • PREP

    5 mins

  • COOK

    6 mins

  • READY IN

    11 mins

Directions

  1. Place the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the butter is a nice tan color. If it gets dark brown or black you have allowed it to burn too long. When butter has been "burned" remove the saucepan from the heat.
  2. Slowly mix in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat on high speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the milk a tablespoon at a time until desired spreading consistency is achieved. Use frosting immediately, as this frosting will set up quickly.

Nutrition

Calories: 227 kcal
Carbohydrates: 40.1 g
Cholesterol: 21 mg
Fat: 7.9 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 0.2 g
Sodium: 57 mg

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