Browned Butter Frosting

By Addie

This old-fashioned frosting is great on an apple cake or spice cake or cupcakes. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3-5 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepan, cook butter over low heat until lightly browned. Remove from the heat; cool slightly.


In a large bowl, beat the sugar, butter, 3 tablespoons milk and vanilla until blended. Beat in enough remaining milk to achieve spreading consistency. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.