Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2006

I don't think my frosting ever reached ideal spreading consistency, but I'm giving the recipe 5 stars because the flavor is so esceptional. Yum! And the flavor more than made up for the slightly runny frosting. You really have to wait for it to cool.

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BEAGLEMANS

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2005

Although this was the first time I've made any Caramel frosting, I agree with the last reviewer in regards to the consistency of this recipe. However, I still give it 5 stars because the taste (with the powdered sugar) was FABULOUS!!! My family ate it out of the pan before I could get it all on my cake. I will definitely make it again...soon.

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2005

The only reason I gave this 4 stars was because I also added 10x sugar to get the texture I desired. Without it, it was more like a thick glaze. I garnished it with toffee bits. It is truly delicious, though, and will be made again many times!

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2005

Thanks Carol for an amazing recipe. This stuff is amazing! I followed the directions to a tee and it turned out perfectly. I did try to whip it when I think it might not have been cool enough and it would not set up, so I let it cool another hour or so and it set up perfectly. It is very sweet, I am surprised someone said that it was not very sweet. It is also very creamy and you can really taste the richness of the butter and cream that are used in here. It is so incredibly easy to make. This is a definite keeper. I used it on an apple cake that my family has made for years that I am going to post the recipe here for soon.

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EDWARDGMYS

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2005

EXCELLENT frosting. While making it I had some doubts about consistency and color, but it turned out to be such a hit and everyone LOVED it and could not stop commenting. I used it on "Apple Bundt Cake". Some hints- do not overcook. Follow the 1 min timing exactly. Also, beat after the entire bowl has cooled down, it helps to put it in the fridge. Once it is completely cool and you start beating it, the color will lighten up a lot and it will become fluffy and have frosting consistency, so don't worry about it! The flavor is perfect, this is definetly a keeper!

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2005

this was a strange recipe but produced awesome results on a banana bundt cake I was in a hurry, so to cool the mixture quickly, I put it in a cold ss bowl and into the freezer and mixed after 10 minutes w/ the ss bowl in an ice bath--beautiful results and will use again

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2005

I made the mistake of letting it cool completely before stirring, so I had some hard candy lumps in mine, but it was super tasty, lumps and all. I put it on Aunt Bert's White Cake (to which I added 2tbsp of oil to the recipe) - and oh la la, what a rich, moist, decadent cake!

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2004

This is a wonderful recipe. I found that if I let the frosting set overnight at room temp, it spreads like butter!!!!

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2002

I tried this recipe, increasing it by 50% since I needed more icing to decorate a fairly elaborate cake. Note I also live at altitude (recent move - not a lot of experience in adjusting recipes yet). Well, what I had after refrigerating the mixture for 2 hours was lovely caramel sauce for ice cream (after beating - unless I was supposed to be using an electric mixer to incorporate air?). So, iwth guests coming in 90 minutes I had to punt. I added 4.5 cups of confectioners sugar (so for the regular recipe that would be 3 cups), a cup at a time, beating constantly after each addition. THEN I had caramel frosting I could decorate a cake with. Everyone LOVED the frosting. I don't know if it was increasing the recipe, altitude, or what that caused my problems. I did boil it for 90 seconds instead of 60 each time, BTW.

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JANER01

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2002

This frosting is simply fantastic! Easy, foolproof and delicious! Very creamy tasting.Tastes like just like my grandmother used to make!

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2002

Fantastic!! This is the creamiest, smoothest and most delicious caramel icing I've ever made. Many thanks for sharing.

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SOUTHERN COOK

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2002

This is the best frosting I have tasted! Creamy and not sugary...with a good caramel flavor. Easy to make. Use a bigger pan than you think you will need because of the volume when boiling and beating. After dropping cold butter pieces into the mix, I put the pan in the fridge til quite cool. It beat up like a dream! Thanks for the wonderful recipe.

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