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Brown Sugar Buttercream

September 13, 2017 by Melissa 12 Comments

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Shake-up your cake frosting options with this rich and buttery homemade Brown Sugar Buttercream. Use it for frosting special occasion cakes, cupcakes and muffins.

Brown Sugar Buttercream

Brown Sugar Buttercream

To make  this frosting, light brown sugar is combined with heavy cream then simmered together until it becomes velvety smooth. Using a mixer, whip this with softened butter, pure vanilla and powdered sugar and voila, it’s ready to spread on top of cupcakes, or your favorite flavor layer cake. It’s spectacular when used to frost your favorite muffins or sweet breads giving them a smooth caramel-like decadent finish.

 

Brown Sugar Buttercream

Homemade frosting makes the cake. No matter what the accompanying cake flavor may be, whether vanilla, chocolate or caramel are worth the minimal effort it takes to whip them up from scratch. They’re the first thing you notice and provide the complementary smooth finish to homemade baked cookies, cakes, muffins and sweet breads. When you take the time to make the frosting from scratch it really shows the love don’t you think?  Tasty to the very last crumb and then you get to lick the spoon. Or, in my house it’s the beaters that are the coveted lick’able treat.

Other Buttercream Flavors to Try: 

  • Low Carb Chocolate Buttercream from All Day I Dream About Food
  • S’mores Buttercream Frosting  from Wine and Glue.

Brown Sugar Buttercream

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Brown Sugar Buttercream
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Brown Sugar Buttercream

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time5 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dessert, Frosting
Cuisine: American
Keyword: brown-sugar-buttercream, brown-sugar-frosting, buttercream-recipes
Servings: 7 cups
Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream plus additional as needed to thin
  • 1 1/4 cup butter softened (2 1/2 sticks)
  • 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 6 cups powdered sugar sifted

Instructions

  • In a medium-size heavy bottomed saucepan bring the brown sugar and heavy cream to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool enough to still be pourable but, not set.
  • In a medium-size mixing bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed, whip the butter and vanilla with the brown sugar cream, Stop to scrape the sides of the bowl periodically.
  • Lower the speed, of the mixer and gradually add the confectioners sugar. Stop and scrape the sides of the bowl between additions.
  • Add additional heavy cream 1 Tbsp at a time to thin to spreading consistency, as needed.
  • After the powdered sugar is added, raise speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy.
  • Store chilled in an airtight container until ready to use. Beat again before using.
  • Refrigerate any leftovers.

Notes

Frosts: 24 cupcakes, 1 9-inch (2) layer cake or (1) 9 x 13-inch sheet cake
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Comments

  1. Kay says

    November 19, 2020 at 3:16 am

    This is
    My go to buttercream! Everyone raves about it and it’s a true crowd pleaser! Only issue I have is with the consistency. I let the brown sugar cream cool down just when it’s no longer pourable in order to keep it from melting the butter too much and it still is too runny. It’s kind of hard to work with when piping since I have to keep freezing it since my hand melts it so quickly. I’ve tried cornstarch and flour and nothing works so it takes me twice as long to finish decorating cakes. Any tips on this?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      November 19, 2020 at 9:09 am

      Hi Kay, I typically use this buttercream to frost, rather than pipe onto cakes. That being said, you can always add more powdered sugar to give it a more stiff texture for piping.

      Reply
  2. Paula says

    November 26, 2017 at 9:53 pm

    Looking forward to seeing your recipe ‘s like to try some new dishes

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      November 26, 2017 at 10:00 pm

      Welcome Paula, feel free to browse. I hope you find some recipes to enjoy.

      Reply
  3. Kels says

    October 12, 2017 at 2:33 pm

    Cant wait to try this recipe! Can I use whole milk instead of the heavy cream?

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      October 12, 2017 at 3:18 pm

      I wouldn’t recommend substituting milk for cream in this recipe.

      Reply
  4. Tonikia Freeman says

    September 13, 2017 at 11:46 am

    Thanks for sharing I bet this will be wonderful on a pound cake!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 13, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      Indeed it is!

      Reply
  5. Sherry says

    September 13, 2017 at 10:23 am

    Where’s the recipe for the Slow Cooker Three Meat Lasagna? It looks sooo good, but I’ve tried to find the recipe with no luck 🙁

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 13, 2017 at 10:25 am

      Occasionally, a video is added to my video library in advance and in anticipation of the recipe release. That recipe hasn’t been released but, will be soon.

      Reply
  6. Carolyn says

    September 13, 2017 at 8:43 am

    Wow, I bet that’s incredibly tasty buttercream!

    Reply
    • Melissa says

      September 13, 2017 at 9:41 am

      Thanks Carolyn!

      Reply

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