Burnt Butter Frosting

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This burnt butter frosting is made with browned butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk for a quick, 4-ingredient icing that's great on yellow cake.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons milk

Directions

1 Place butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until butter has "burned" and turned a nice tan color. Remove the saucepan from heat.
2 Slowly mix in confectioners' sugar and vanilla, beating with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in milk, one tablespoon at a time, until desired spreading consistency is reached. Use frosting immediately, as frosting will set up quickly.