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Caramel Frosting

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tbs. flour
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 3 tbs. heavy cream + 2 more tbs. if needed
  • 1 1/2 sticks soft butter room temp. and cut into pieces
  • Vanilla
  • 1/4- 1/3 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, whisk the sugar and flour, then add in the milk and cream.
  2. Cook over medium heat, until the mixture has thickened. It should come to a slight boil, and be thickened at that point.
  3. Transfer mixture to a heat-proof bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, and mix on high speed until cool.
  4. Beat in the butter and vanilla, and mix on medium speed until the frosting is fluffy
  5. At this point, if your frosting seems too thin (as mine did) add in the extra 2 tbs. of cream, and beat for another few seconds to fluff the extra cream.
  6. Beat in the caramel, which should smooth out the frosting.
  7. Make sure to put it only on completed cooled cakes