Browned Butter Frosting

Name: Browned Butter Frosting
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Ingredients: 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, plus 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 3 tablespoons, heavy cream; 2 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 3 cups (12 ounces), confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2020

Desserts or Baked Goods

Browning some of the butter for this frosting provides a deep savory-sweet flavor.

SERVESMakes about 4 cups

TIME1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We were after a frosting that was sweet yet balanced with toasted, nutty browned-butter flavor. Cooking some of the butter until the milk solids browned added toffee-like notes. Allowing the browned butter to cool before mixing it into the ...

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