Creamy Caramel Sweetened Condensed Milk Frosting
This frosting comes together really easily and starts with a can of sweetened condensed milk to make it extra special. It is a great way to make a caramel frosting for your favorite cakes!
But really for me it's all about the frosting. I can never have too many frosting recipes. So when I offered to bring a cake to a family gathering at my mother-in-law's, I was quick to pull up my old tried and true devilishly good chocolate cake. (My phone is probably sick of pulling up that recipe, I seem to be going back to it all of the time!)
So I took elements of those and added a nod toward German chocolate cake. Of course a bit of cream cheese never hurt a frosting, so I added some of that as well. The result was even better than I had imagined.
CREAMY CARAMEL SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK FROSTING
This frosting comes together really easily and starts with a can of sweetened condensed milk to make it extra special. It is a great way to make a caramel frosting for your favorite cakes!
INGREDIENTS:
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 oz cream cheese, softened
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a saucepan, bring the sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar and butter to a boil over medium heat. Stir constantly and allow to boil for 3-5 minutes. The frosting should be like a thick pudding.
Cool caramel mixture to room temperature. This may take a while, but you can put it in the refrigerator to speed the process if you want to. When cooled, it should be thick enough to almost hold it's shape. See the picture below for reference.
Whip cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Add cooled caramel mixture and beat for at least a couple of minutes.
Spread over cooled cake.