Mostly Homemade Salted Caramel Frosting
I was looking at a recipe for salted caramel frosting, drooling, and though I wanted to make it right away, I just didn’t feel like working that hard to make the caramel.
So I decided to try a bit of a cheat: using store bought caramel sauce instead.
It worked great!
You’ll Need:
1 cup BEST QUALITY store bought caramel sauce
3/4 tsp salt
2 sticks butter at room temperature
8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
1 box (1 lb) confectioners sugar, sifted
A mixer & mixing bowl
Steps:
1. Combine the butter & cream cheese in the mixing bowl & beat at high speed until smooth & creamy.
2. Add 2 cups of confectioners sugar & beat until smooth.
3. Add the caramel sauce & salt & continue to beat until well blended.
4. Add the rest of the confectioners sugar, beating well, until smooth & creamy.
To carry all that yummy frosting, try this simple Classic White Layer Cake from Epicurious. It’s delish! (NOTE: Reviews of the cake recipe suggest changing it slightly: whipping the egg whites & folding them in to lighten things up. I think it’s a great suggestion & I plan to do that next time.)
Did you use dulce de leche for the caramel sauce?
I didn’t but what an interesting idea! I’ll try that next time
This is gorgeous! You are amazing, wish I can do something like that too! =)
Any tips on getting this frosting thick? Followed recipe yet it is pretty runny. Tastes wonderful though!
I had a similar experience the first time I made it and increased the confectioners. I’m also considering tweaking the recipe. Perhaps a combo of a bit less caramel, a bit less butter, and a bit more confectioners.