Burnt Butter Frosting Recipe
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Burnt Butter Frosting

By: Cheryl 
"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!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (37)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Cook Time:
6 Min
Ready In:
11 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 frosting for one 9x13 inch cake
 

Ingredients

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

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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 227 | Total Fat: 7.9g | Cholesterol: 21mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2007 by Tanya Belt   view full review
SO GREAT! My Sister in law made cookies recently frosted with a similar recipe and only...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2008 by What a Dish!   view full review
I was glad to find this recipe, as I had accidently burnt some butter and didn't know what to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 31, 2003 by Lisa   view full review
What more can I say than "wow". It had a very interesting flavor, for sure, and although...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2004 by JGORMLY   view full review
This is the best tasting frosting ever! The name is mis-leading, the butter isn't burnt but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2008 by alytholen   view full review
I personally loved it! Very interesting and I couldn't eat it alone, it was too rich but on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2008 by MINDIEOLSEN   view full review
Thanks for this recipe! My grandmother use to make this all the time on her spice cake or...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2006 by luvin'it   view full review
I love this "burnt" flavor of frosting. I tasted it at a friends birthday, and she said she...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 31, 2003 by sweetpotato Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Very different, but very good too! It's one of those recipes that just happens to taste ten...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2008 by Junebug's Mom   view full review
I have had burnt butter frosting before however; this wasn't what I expected. It was gritty...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 8, 2009 by Lindsay   view full review
I made banana cupcakes from an old family recipe and it didn't have the frosting recipe on it!...

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