Caramel Frosting

Ingredients

• 1/4 cupful milk
• 1 teaspoonful vanilla
• 1 1/2 cupfuls sugar
• 1/2 cupful sugar caramelized
• 1 teaspoonful butter

Method

1. 1

   Cook milk and granulated sugar together.

2. 2

   When boiling add the hot caramelized sugar, which has been prepared by melting 1/2 cupful of granulated sugar in a frying pan without adding any water.

3. 3

   The sugar must be stirred constantly while being melted to a golden brown color.

4. 4

   Cook mixture of milk and sugars to the soft ball stage.

5. 5

   Then remove from the stove, add butter and flavoring, and beat the icing until creamy and thick enough to spread.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The farm cook & rule book (1923) by Nell Beaubien Nichols, page 59. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Caramel Frosting 14 cupful milk 1 teaspoonful vanilla 1% cupfuls sugar % cupful sugar caramelized 1 teaspoonful butter

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