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Frosting

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Prep Time:: 20 min
Inactive Prep Time:: 0 min
Cook Time:: 10 min

Level:: Easy

Serves:: enough frosting for 1 whole cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick butter)
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup heavy cream, or more if necessary
1 (16-ounce) box confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Your favorite cake recipe
1 cup chopped nuts, optional

Instructions

To prepare frosting, melt butter in saucepan over medium

Frosting

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

heat and stir in brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil, then transfer to a mixing bowl.
Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat with a handheld electric mixer until it reaches
a spreading consistency. At this time it may be necessary to add a tablespoon of heavy
cream, or more, if frosting gets too thick. Just be sure to add cream in small amounts
because you can always "add to," but you can't take away. Frost your cake and sprinkle the
top with chopped nuts, if desired.

Cook's Note: To fix "runny icing," add additional powdered sugar until the consistency is
right.

Printed from FoodNetwork.com on 10/10/2008