Brown Sugar-Maple Frosting
Description
This versatile fall-inspired maple frosting is the perfect topper on apple cakes, pumpkin cookies, and cranberry-walnut cupcakes. It's very sweet, so a little goes a long way!
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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3 tablespoons maple syrup, divided
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3 tablespoons milk
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1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Directions
1
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and 2 tablespoons maple syrup; stir frequently until sugar is melted. Add milk and stir frequently it comes to a boil. Pour mixture into a mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly, 10 to 12 minutes.
2
Add powdered sugar and remaining 1 tablespoon maple syrup to the cooled mixture; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread frosting while it's still warm for best results.