Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

smells delicious, and this icing will get hard after it cools a bit. SOOOO good for Thanksgiving/Christmas!!!

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emilyjane928

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Living In: Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

Good taste, but the texture was a bit chalky. Is there a special technique to prevent this from happening? I had the same problem with my Texas sheet cake frosting.

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Lovin'Louie

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

This worked very well for immediately pouring onto an apple bundt cake (before it had somewhat hardened). I used 2% milk, the amount specified, and it was fine.

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Melissa

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

This recipe is what I use every time I make a caramel icing. The flavor is amazingly yummy- I only wish it was a little easier to spread so that it would look a little nicer. Overall great recipe!

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jckelly916

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

This was great! I used this to top the guest cakes at my daughter's first birthday party and it was a hit. It is VERY rich though, so I think the amount used on the picture is a bit much. One batch for me iced 2 9" round cakes with plenty left over. Yum!!

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sirmz

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2009

Easy, delicious recipe. I used cream initially, but had to add a little milk to make it thin enough to spread. Yum!

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Melanie

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2009

followed the recipe exactly and used it as filling on a butter pecan cake. It was DIVINE!!! The icing did get hard pretty quick, so I microwaved it a few seconds and it was spreadable. It only made enough to fill one layer though.

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Shelbi

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Home Town: Cedar Hill, Texas, USA

Living In: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2009

Delicious! I spooned it over chocolate cake while the icing was still warm, and it set up nicely. If you want a frosting that doesn't harden as much, just add more butter. It's the fat in butter than makes the difference.

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MIDGETSINRED

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2009

This is a wonderful recipe. It was very easy to make. I used a little more milk, so it would be more of a glaze on my Applesauce Cake. Everyone has raved about it. Thanks for sharing!

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lori

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Living In: Hamilton, Montana, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

I can't say how this would be as a frosting for a layer or sheet cake, because I didn't use it that way. What I can say, however, is if you use about half the powdered sugar called for, and a little extra cream till desired consistency, this works beautifully as a glaze. I used it as a caramel glaze for apple muffins (1/2 recipe was just right for 12) and it was perfect--exactly what I was looking for! When hubs came home from work I had him taste a little dab of it for his opinion and he instantly knew it was caramel and thought it was very good! Smooth, not grainy, with a beautiful caramel color. I'll remember to use this again in just the same way for a great caramel icing for muffins or coffeecakes. It does, however, dry hard, so I'm not so sure I would like it as a cake frosting...

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naples34102

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

Yuck, I've had some sweet frosting, but boy does this beat 'em! I've made other caramel frostings in the past and they never turned out this way. It's too crunchy even though I added more liquids, and the cupcakes I made wouldn't even hold on to it! Oh well, that's what I get for trying something new.

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sugarbunni

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

VERY EASY! Used to drizzle over Southern Praline Pecan Cake from this site. Had to mix in a little extra milk to drizzle better. Looks beautiful!

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cindy

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2009

For the cake recipe I used I had to double this recipe. It was a great turn out. I will use it again.

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NIKKI22

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

Really good. I doubled the recipe and put it on the Fresh Apple Cake III on this site. I used my hand held mixer and beat it while still in the pan I used to boil it. I just poured it on top of the cake while the frosting was stilll quite hot. I didn't let it cool long at all...pretty much boiled it, beat it and poured it. It set up really pretty....and fast. Tasted good. The only person who didn't like it was my son, so gave it a 4 because not everyone loved it. May use it again because I did like it and liked how it looked on the cake. Thanks

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SHELLBACK

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2008

This is a nice glaze and looks very smooth if used when warm. I thought it was grainy tasting, the same texture from the brown sugar. not sure how to help that? I put on chocolate cupcakes. Good flavor too. Not outstanding but will definitely make again. My husband didn't like it.

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Lisa

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2008

WOW! I made this the night before MiL's b-day/T-giving. I iced my German chocolate cake layers and top with it, and it was fantastic! The only changes I made were to toast and add chopped, fresh-picked pecans, and plain old coconut to the end result. Even the pickiest eaters in my family ate it, including the littlest, who has texture issues. Thank you so much for such an elegant and impressive, QUICK dessert

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SANDPEDLAR

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

THIS RECIPE IS GREAT AND SO EASY TO MAKE NO TIME AT ALL a+++

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Tamara

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Home Town: Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2008

My son was asking for "caramel frosting" for his birthday cake. I had never heard of caramel frosting but as usual, Allrecipes came through! This frosting came out fabulously well, my son's face lit right up when he tried it. :) Knowing that it sets fast, I had the cake all ready and it was certainly no problem at all. I made the cinammon swirl coffee cake recipe from this site and drizzled the frosting on top of my bundt cake. I had a bit of frosting leftover and put it in a small dish and ended up with a little piece of fudge! it tastes exactly like fudge, with pecans added would be like butter pecan. Will definitely be making this again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2008

The frosting is easy to make and tastes great. My problem was that it stiffened up very quickly and I didn't get the smooth glaze look I wanted. I should have added more milk but thought it would be okay.

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