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Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting
This salted caramel buttercream frosting is rich, silky, and perfectly sweet with just the right touch of sea salt. It’s the ultimate way to elevate your cupcakes, cakes, or cookies—smooth, pipeable, and loaded with deep caramel flavor that adds a cozy, indulgent twist to any dessert.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 10 min⏳ Prep: 10 min👤 Courtney📖 cakemehometonight
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, whip the room temperature unsalted butter for ⏱️ 5 minutes until light, pale, and creamy.
unsalted butter (room temperature)2 cups
2
Add in half of the powdered sugar and mix on the lowest speed until the sugar is combined with the butter. Add the remaining half of the powdered sugar and continue to mix on low speed until fully combined.
powdered sugar5 cups
3
Add in the salted caramel sauce, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt and mix on low speed until combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure the ingredients are well incorporated.
heavy cream2 tbspvanilla extract1 tbsp
4
Increase the mixer speed to medium and whip the buttercream for about 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes until it is smooth and creamy.
5
Optional: To smooth out the buttercream and remove any air bubbles, heat ½ cup of the frosting in the microwave for ⏱️ 15 seconds. Pour the melted frosting back into the mixing bowl and mix the frosting on low speed until the buttercream is super smooth and creamy.
Nutrition Facts
calories
1195 kcal
fat Content
76 g
serving Size
1 cup
sugar Content
131 g
sodium Content
324 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
202 mg
carbohydrate Content
133 g
saturated Fat Content
48 g
unsaturated Fat Content
23 g
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