Comments on: The Best Caramel Buttercream Frosting

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:29:50 +0000

In reply to Laurette Smith. Sure, either Light or Dark Brown Sugar will work.

By: Laurette Smith

Laurette Smith — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:12:19 +0000

Can light brown sugar be used?

By: julie

julie — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:15:17 +0000

Thank you, not just for the recipe but for the technique. It’s such a yummy frosting. When I turned up the heat to medium it began to bubble in the center immediately and it looked amber already because of the dark sugar, but I knew that couldn’t be right. So I cooked until my candy thermometer read 230-degrees. Outstanding!!

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:03:27 +0000

This was absolutely delicious. I used salted butter and it gave such a lovely flavour.

Used this to frost a chocolate fudge cake. So good.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 02:35:50 +0000

In reply to HKM. Salt. Add salt.

By: JoJo

JoJo — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:48:45 +0000

I must agree this IS the best caramel buttercream frosting EVER! I might make it nxt time my husband wants caramel on his ice cream…just omit the powder sugar & it will be amazing! My ho-hum white cake went to spectacular once it was frosted. So easy & fast. I’ll nvr buy canned frosting again!

By: Alexissburns

Alexissburns — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 01:43:43 +0000

In reply to Katherine Alban. Thank u, my hands is bad your recipe made it wonderful for my hands I have ra

By: Quanie

Quanie — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:01:01 +0000

Recipe is delicious, here are 3 things I did:
1) I suggest sifting the powdered sugar in, it makes mixing better.
2) I added just a pinch of salt to my caramel
3) Double the recipe if you are doing 2 layer cake. My people love lots of icing on their cake (I’m talking 1:1 ratio of icing to cake) so this was enough for half a double layer cake.

Great recipe. It was delicious for my caramel cake

By: Karen L Ferrero

Karen L Ferrero — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:49:05 +0000

Your frosting is exceptional. I’ve been trying to perfect a Turtle Poke Cake. Most of the recipes call for chocolate frosting, but my tasters and I were not able to taste any caramel. This prompted me to find your recipe. I did not wait for the frosting to cool before mixing in the sugar, and this enabled me to pour it over the cake while still warm, which was so easy! Sadly, the cake made with your frosting was much better, but still not caramelly enough for us. I don’t know what to try next time, but I do know this recipe is a keeper. Everyone loved it.

By: HKM

HKM — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 05:34:13 +0000

I tried this yesterday in a white chocolate cake and it turned out lovely.
Im not a fan of frostings that are too sweet so followed one of the reviews and cut the sugar to half. And it was still lovely. Thank you for this lovely recipe.

By: katie richards

katie richards — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 22:30:58 +0000

In reply to Teresa. Hi! This recipe is delicious, perfect flavor but the icing came out thin & a bit heavy. Any suggestions on how to thicken & fluff it without changing the taste. Don’t want it any sweeter

By: Robert McCracken

Robert McCracken — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:03:57 +0000

I thank you for this recipe, my two sisters! I always bake things for family parties… OK, I guess sometimes I cook a chili or another tasty meal… Various cookies or fruit bars… I discovered your Caramel Buttercream frosting last week, and to save time, I just bought a Pound Cake mix in a box to spread it on. In a hurry, I added too much milk, so it made a very light but tasty clear-ish frosting. As is, it was a big hit, I was requested to make it again for the next week! As before, I made the pound cake in a standard bread pan, took it out to cool a bit, then frosted it on the top and sides in a larger baking dish. The frosting was about a quarter inch thick. In each case, the cake was enjoyed by many. I am not saying that the fine desserts other folks brought in were not also enjoyed! In addition, I bought two more Pound Cake mixes, which I plan to make Monday and bring to work on Tuesday!