December 10, 2007

Browned Butter Frosting


Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
About 4-1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
About 5 tablespoons milk
1-1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
Brown butter or margarine untiil golden in a saucepan large enough for mixing frosting. Add sugar alternately with milk, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Spread over cold cake.

Yield: frosting for 2 dozen cupcakes, for an 8-inch, 2-layer cake, or for one 9-inch loaf cake.

From: The Spice Cookbook by Avanelle Day and Lillie Stuckey (David White Company)