RECIPE FOR QUICK CARAMEL FROSTING

QUICK CARAMEL FROSTING
Makes 1 to 1 ½ qts. frosting
Will frost 1 cake – 12” x 20”
(Double recipe to frost 18” x 26” cake)
INGREDIENTS WEIGHTS MEASURES
Butter 1 lb. 2 cups
Brown sugar 1 ¼ lbs. 4 cups
Milk 1 cup
Confectioner’s sugar, sifted 2 – 2 ½ lbs. 7 – 8 cups
DIRECTIONS:
1.      Melt butter in saucepan, add brown sugar.
2.      Cook over low heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly; add milk and continue stirring until mixtures comes to a boil.  Cool.
3.      Add confectioner’s sugar until of good consistency to spread.
4.      Beat well after each addition.  Spread lightly over cake.
Number of Portions 32
Size of Portion 2 Tbsps.
Calories 283 Iron…… 0.38 Mg Protein…. 0.38 G 0.53%
Cholesterol 1 Mg Calcium 29 Mg Carbohydrates 45.93 G 64.81%
Sodium 145 Mg Vitamin A 116 RE Total Fat . 11.29 G 37.13%
Fiber… 0.00 G Vitamin C 0.1 Mg Saturated Fat 2.29 G 7.27%