caramel frosting vi

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup toasted, chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• in a shallow 6-inch saucepan, thoroughly mix brown sugar and flour. stir in butter and milk, and cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a rolling boil. boil exactly 1-1/2 minutes.
• remove from heat. allow to cool 5 minutes. beat with a wooden spoon until mixture begins to thicken. mix in vanilla and continue beating until frosting is the consistency of thick honey, no more than 1 to 2 minutes.
• immediately pour caramel frosting cooled cake and quickly spread with the back of a warm spoon before frosting begins to set up. quickly sprinkle top of cake with toasted pecans. frosting will set up completely in a few hours.