Email to Stella      

Frosting: Caramel Icing

Source of Recipe

Joy of Cooking


List of Ingredients

2 cups Brown sugar
1 cup Cream OR 1/2 c butter plus 1/2 c milk
3 tablespoons Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Chopped nuts (optional)




Recipe

Turn on stove burner. As it heats, stir the brown sugar and cream in a heavy pan until the sugar is dissolved.

Cover and cook about 3 minutes or until the steam has washed down any crystals that may have formed on the sides of the pan.

Uncover and cook without stirring to 238 - 240 degrees on candy thermometer.

Toss in the 3 T butter and remove from heat. Cool to 110 degrees.

Then add the vanilla and beat until thick and creamy.
Thin with a little cream to spreading consistency if required.

Ice cake. Top with nuts (optional).