This Homemade Caramel Frosting is one of my favorite frosting recipes. I love all frosting, don’t get me wrong but I love the sweetness of this caramel buttercream frosting. It goes amazing with chocolate cake! Like seriously amazingly!
This caramel frosting goes perfect on cupcakes, I especially love it on chocolate cupcakes and vanilla cupcakes. However my favorite recipes to use homemade caramel icing with are Salted Caramel Cupcakes, Girl Scout Samoas Cookies Cupcakes, Chocolate Caramel Turtle Cupcakes and Chocolate Turtle Cake. You have to try them! I promise they will not disappoint!
If you have a sweet tooth this Caramel Buttercream Frosting is just right for you. It is sweeter than a lot of buttercream frostings because it has the addition of caramel sauce. Caramel Frosting does not have as firm of a texture as a classic vanilla buttercream because it has less powder sugar but it is still pipe able.
This caramel buttercream frosting is so tasty that when you are making it, you may be quite tempted to lick the bowl! Totally go for it! This is one recipe that I like to keep the spoon for myself to lick instead of passing it all off to the kids. 😉
Caramel Buttercream Frosting
Caramel Buttercream Frosting
This caramel frosting recipe makes enough frosting to frost 24 cupcakes or a full cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 2 cups powder sugar
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place your butter in the bowl of your mixer and beat it on medium speed until all smooth.
- Reduce the speed down to low and slowly add in the powder sugar until its all incorporated.
- Add the caramel and vanilla to the butter mixture and mix on medium speed for five to ten minutes until light and fluffy.
- The buttercream can be stored at room temperature for up to three days or in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. When you bring it out of the refrigerator let it sit at room temperature for two hours. Than re-whip it for ten minutes to bring it back to life.
Looking for more frosting recipes? Check these out and don’t miss this awesome list of cupcake frosting recipes including:
- Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Strawberry Frosting
- Mint Buttercream
- Mocha Frosting
- Marshmallow Frosting Recipe
Love cupcakes? Check these out!
- Chocolate Covered Cherry Cupcakes
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
- Peanut Butter And Jelly Cupcakes
- Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
- Chocolate Caramel Turtle Cupcakes
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When you add the caramel sauce (do you cool it 1st)? Thanks
I owned a bakery for many years, the problem with making straight buttercream icing is that it will not hold up sitting out for any amount of time at room temperature. I always substituted at lease 1/4 of butter with Crisco shortening. The taste is the same, and it will hold its stiffness for decorating and presentation. It still needs to be refrigerated before and after serving of course.
This buttercream was so runny! I put it together last night and started to post and it was running everywhere! I should have stopped and added more powdered sugar but didn’t think if that until the damage was done.. ?
Was the caramel sauce warm when you added it to the frosting?