Browned Butter Frosting

Name: Browned Butter Frosting
Yield: Makes Enough for One 3-Layer Cake, One 13-by-9-inch Cake, or 24 Cupcakes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 to 4 tablespoons milk, half-and-half, or evaporated milk; 3 to 4 tablespoons milk, half-and-half, or evaporated milk; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 6 tablespoons butter

Preparation info

Makes Enough for One 3-Layer Cake, One
13-by-9 inch
Cake,

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

About

The simple step of melting butter to a warm brown color and toasty flavor makes for a delicious and handsome frosting. Try this with chocolate cake or banana cake, as well as a standard yellow cake.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
1½

Americas
United States
Dessert
Christmas
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, swirling the pan and stirring almost constantly. The butter should foam and bubble, and turn a lovely golden brown, but not burn. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.

To finish the frosting, combine the browned butter with the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium sp