salted caramel frosting

Salted caramel buttercream frosting is the perfect balance of sweet and salty in one rich frosting recipe.

Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting

butter (at room temperature)

salted caramel sauce (at cool room temperature)

vanilla extract

sugar

Kosher salt

With an electric mixer, beat butter on medium for 1 minute.

Add salted caramel sauce. and vanilla extract, and beat on medium for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed.

Add powdered sugar and salt, and beat on low until powdered sugar is incorporated.

Increase speed to medium, and beat until smooth and well-combined, about 2-3 additional minutes.

5 ingredients and so easy! This new &amp; improved salted caramel frosting is ultra creamy and downright addicting.

Salted Caramel Frosting

(1 stick or 115 grams) unsalted butter

(200 grams) packed light or dark brown sugar (I prefer dark)

– 6 Tablespoons heavy cream, divided*

salt

2 and 1/2 cups (240-300 grams) confectioners’ sugar, sifted

garnish: salted caramel sauce

Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, add brown sugar and 2 Tablespoons of heavy cream. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved. Add salt. Allow to bubble for about 2 minutes, whisking every 30 seconds or so. Remove from heat, pour into a heat-proof mixing bowl, and allow to cool for about 30 minutes.

With a hand or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat in 2 cups confectioners&#8217; sugar and 3 more Tablespoons of heavy cream. Slowly add 1/2 cup more confectioners&#8217; sugar until you reach the desired consistency. Add 1 more Tablespoon heavy cream if you find the frosting too thick.

Frost cake or cupcakes and garnish with salted caramel sauce, if desired.

This perfect Southern Caramel Cake recipe features tender white cake and luscious layers of the most decadent Salted Caramel Frosting.

Perfect Southern Caramel Cake Recipe (with Salted Caramel Frosting)

cake flour

baking powder

baking soda

unsalted butter (softened (1 ½ sticks))

eggs egg

buttermilk

unsalted butter ((4 sticks))

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Set out two 9-inch cake pans. Trace the bottom of the pans onto parchment paper and cut the circles out to fit the bottom of the pans exactly. Then once the parchment paper is down in the bottom, grease and flour the pans.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on high speed, until ultra light and fluffy. (about 3-5 minutes) Then scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.

In a separate bowl, mix the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Pour the buttermilk in a large measuring pitcher. Then whisk in the eggs, egg white, and vanilla extract.

Turn the mixer on low and alternate adding in the flour mixture and the buttermilk, until all is combined. Scrape the bowl again. Then beat again for 15-30 seconds, just until the batter is smooth. Do not over-mix the batter.

Divide and pour the cake batter equally in the prepared pans and place on the center rack in the oven. Bake 9-inch pans for 23-27 minutes. Test the cake by inserting a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, remove from the oven.

Cool the cake in the pans for 15 minutes, then carefully flip out onto a cooling rack and peel off the parchment paper. Cool completely.

Once cooled, use a serrated knife to cut both cakes in half to create 4 even cake layers.

Carefully wrap each cake layer in plastic. Move them onto a baking sheet and place in the freezer. Freeze the cakes for at least one hour, or until rock-hard. Once the cakes have been in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, start the frosting.

For the Cake:

Set a large 7-8 quart sauce pot over medium heat. Clip a candy thermometer into the side of the pot. Place all the frosting ingredients, except the vanilla extract, into the saucepot. Bring to a simmer. The mixture will boil up high at first, but will settle down as it starts to caramelize. Stir regularly.

Watch the candy thermometer and continue to stir. Once the caramel mixture is medium-brown in color and reaches 235 degrees F, remove from heat. (This can take anywhere from 25-40 minutes depending on your stovetop.)

Stir in the vanilla extract. Then allow the mixture to cool for at least 15 minutes.

Use a hand mixer (or pour into a stand mixer) to beat the caramel frosting for 3-5 minutes to loosen the texture. The frosting should have a spreadable mud-like texture.

For the Frosting:

Pull the hardened cake layers out of the freezer. Unwrap and set one cake layer on a cake plate. Use a long flat spreading knife to spread approximately ½ cup of frosting over the cake layer. Unwrap and set the second cake layer on top. Press to level the cake, making sure the edges are aligned.

Spread another ½ cup of frosting over the cake. Continue stacking and frosting the remaining cakes layers until all four cake layers are stacked and leveled.

Scoop the remaining frosting over the top of the cake. Spread the frosting over the top and down the sides of the cake. Because the frosting is so dense, it can be a little tricky to cover the edges and get smooth coverage. If needed, dip the spreader in warm water to smooth out the final coating.

Chill the cake for at least 30 minutes to set the frosting.

When ready to serve, let the cake sit out at room temperature for 30-60 minutes to fully thaw, so the interior cake layers are soft and delicate. Cut and serve.

For Assembly:

https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/gOLG1K2x.mp4

Perfect Southern Caramel Cake - This recipe features tender white cake and thick, luscious layers of the most decadent Salted Caramel Frosting.

Perfect Southern Caramel Cake

The best recipe for salted caramel frosting is light, fluffy, and incredibly addictive. It requires only 4 ingredients to make!This recipe makes about 3 cups which is enough to frost 18-24 cupcakes.

caramel sauce (homemade

unsalted butter (softened)

confectioners' sugar

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Make the caramel according to the recipe instructions. Set aside and allow it to cool completely before moving to the next step.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl with a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, until creamy and pale in color. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Add half the confectioners' sugar and beat on low speed just until the sugar has fully moistened, then turn the speed up to medium-high and beat until well incorporated, about 3-5 minutes.

Add the remaining confectioners' sugar and beat on low speed just until the sugar has fully moistened, then turn the speed up to medium-high and beat until well incorporated, about 3-5 minutes.

Add the cooled caramel and beat on medium-high speed until well incorporated.

Gradually add the salt, ¼ teaspoon at a time until it reaches your desired saltiness. Turn the speed up to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

This was awesome! The caramel sauce turned out perfect, even though I've had trouble with caramel in the past this was super simple. The frosting was very caramel-ey and had a great consistency!

I'm not normally a big fan of frosting but this frosting is delicious!  I beat the butter first then added the sugar and beat that for several minutes before adding the caramel mainly because I made the caramel the same day and it had really only just cooled down. Will definitely be using this recipe again for future birthday cakes.

Your caramel sauce is amazing.  Easy to make, and tastes wonderful.  However, this frosting was a HUGE fail.  The large amount of powdered sugar caused it to be too grainy and too sweet.  I couldn’t use it on my cakes and had to make something new.  It looked nothing like your pictures.  It was almost curdled looking and after sitting for about 5 minutes started separating.  I frequently bake and followed your instructions, but this did not turn out and is painful to have to throw away good ingredients.  Especially since the caramel sauce was so good!  So sorry for the negative review....maker beware....find another option... :(

https://mediavine-res.cloudinary.com/video/upload/t_original/v1597535896/voisxsyzyn73kj5inn7z.mp4

Try adding salted caramel frosting to your next cake for an extraordinary dessert experience. The sweet and salty combination is purely magical. It stands out from vanilla and chocolate frosting.

Top 4 salted caramel frosting recipes from across the web

The most viewed salted caramel frosting recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine

Top Tags

Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting

Salted Caramel Frosting

Perfect Southern Caramel Cake Recip...

Salted Caramel Frosting

Top 4 salted caramel frosting recipes from across the web

The most viewed salted caramel frosting recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engineic_arrow_forward_48px

Top Tags

Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting

Salted Caramel Frosting

Perfect Southern Caramel Cake Recip...

Salted Caramel Frosting

The most viewed salted caramel frosting recipes by Recipe Cart users, saved from over 20,000 sites. Or, go to our Recipe Search Engine