Browned Butter Penuche Frosting

By baker_chic

Ingredients

• ■1/2 cup unsalted butter
• ■1 cup brown sugar
• ■About 1/4 cup buttermilk, heated
• ■1/2 tsp vanilla
• ■3 cups confectioner’s sugar
• ■1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• ■1 cup coconut

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Melt butter in pan until it becomes a golden brown
2.Add brown sugar and stir until sugar melts and mixture comes to a boil
3.Remove from heat
4.Stir in hot buttermilk until smooth
5.Let cool
6.Beat in confectioners sugar and vanilla until smooth
7.Stir in coconut and pecans, use a little more buttermilk or confectioners to get the right consistency
8.Add a spoonful to the top of each cupcake and press in a pecan half. Sprinkle with coconut