Old-fashioned frosting begins with browning the butter in a saucepan. Great on spice cake and molasses cake.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
- About 4-1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- About 5 Tablespoons milk
- 1-1/2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preparation:
Brown butter or margarine untiil golden in a saucepan large enough for mixing frosting. Add sugar alternately with milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Spread over cold cake.Yield: frosting for 2 dozen cupcakes, for an 8-inch, 2-layer cake, or for one 9-inch loaf cake.
• Molasses Cake Recipe
Recipe Source: The Spice Cookbook (Doubleday)
Reprinted with permission.
