Caramel Icing with Marshmallows recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup milk, or more as needed
1 (16 ounce) package brown sugar
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Nutrition Info

250.6 calories
carbohydrate: 51.8 g
cholesterol: 14.1 mg
fat: 5.3 g
fiber: : -
protein: 0.3 g
saturatedFat: 3.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 58.4 mg
sugar: 50.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add milk and bring to a rolling boil. Add brown sugar and marshmallows. Beat until stiff, add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Remove from heat.

Recipe Yield

18 servings of icing

Recipe Note

Caramel icing pairs perfectly with many fruitcakes or those cakes that are lightly sweetened. My grandmother used to whip up this icing decades ago, and it tantalizes the taste buds yet. Beware though, it is quite saccharine, so use sparingly.

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