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Caramel Frosting VI

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"This is an excellent caramel glaze frosting sprinkled with toasted pecans. Makes enough frosting for a 9x13 cake." — BETHMCSHANE

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Original recipe makes 1 frosting for 9x13 inch cake Change Servings

1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup toasted, chopped pecans

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Directions

In a shallow 6-inch saucepan, thoroughly mix brown sugar and flour. Stir in butter and milk, and cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a rolling boil. Boil exactly 1-1/2 minutes.
Remove from heat. Allow to cool 5 minutes. Beat with a wooden spoon until mixture begins to thicken. Mix in vanilla and continue beating until frosting is the consistency of thick honey, no more than 1 to 2 minutes.
Immediately pour caramel frosting onto cooled cake and quickly spread with the back of a warm spoon before frosting begins to set up. Quickly sprinkle top of cake with toasted pecans. Frosting will set up completely in a few hours.

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PREP 30 mins
COOK 5 mins
READY IN 40 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Apr 08, 2007

VERY good! Great on Southern Praline Pecan Cake. Will try this on Sticky Toffee Pudding. Great with or without the added pecans & quickly hardened to a nice smoothe finish.

—jody1

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Sep 08, 2007

I had no problems with executing the recipe at all: the directions were clear and simple. The resulting frosting was a little too sweet, but not enough to make it overpoweringly sweet. The problem I had is that it's NOT frosting! It's much more like a glaze (even more so than other caramel frosting recipes I've seen). It's fine for, say, a caramel filling or for a glaze for a Bundt cake, but it's not really a frosting.

—Shawna R.

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Apr 15, 2006

Perfect glaze to use atop Fresh Apple Cake II. Using the whip attachment on my mixer instead of hand-mixing made this recipe even easier. Thanks!

—Nicolette

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Jan 02, 2003

This was delicious - just what I was looking for to top off a not-too0sweet spice cake. Thanks so much!

—SHALOZAN

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Oct 11, 2004

This tasted like brown sugar fudge: everyone thought so! It also has a sweet aroma. I followed the directions exactly. The first time I beat the frosting for 2 minutes. As soon as it left the pan and hit the cake it 'set', so I had to 'pat' it on in chunks. The second time, I beat it 1 1/2 minutes: it poured down my Pumpkin bundt cake and set very nicely in a thick glaze. Don't be fooled by the liquid/honey consistancy: it will start to set as soon as it leaves the hot pan. The only reason I gave it four stars, not five, is that it cracked and crumbled when the cake was cut. It was easy and very VERY yummy.... I'll make it again, I'm just not to sure for what!

—RueBarbe

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Aug 27, 2012

Used this on butter bundt cake. Delicious!

—NikkysNiche

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Jan 02, 2003

Excellent! I used it to top a plain boxed cake mix. I served lite vanilla ice cream. My desert was a real hit

—VZNICHOLSON

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Nov 05, 2011

YUMMY! I used Splenda Brown Sugar Blend and almond milk. I used it for pumpkin bread....so good! Thank you for the wonderful recipe!

—AmberN

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Nutrition

Calories
62 kcal
3%

Carbohydrates
9.8 g
3%

Cholesterol
4 mg
1%

Fat
2.6 g
4%

Fiber
0.2 g
< 1%

Protein
0.3 g
< 1%

Sodium
14 mg
< 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Caramel Frosting VI

Serving Size: 1/24 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 62
Calories from Fat: 23

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2.6g 4 %
Saturated Fat 1g 5 %
Cholesterol 4mg 1 %
Sodium 14mg < 1 %
Potassium 24mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 9.8g 3 %
Dietary Fiber 0.2g < 1 %
Protein 0.3g < 1 %
Sugars 9.1g
Vitamin A 1 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 2 %
Iron 1 %
Thiamin 2 %
Niacin < 1 %
Vitamin B6 < 1 %
Magnesium 1 %
Folate < 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.