Caramel Buttercream Frosting

Caramel Buttercream is a perfectly smooth buttercream frosting that is perfect for cakes, cupcakes and filling! This caramel frosting recipe makes enough frosting to frost 24 cupcakes or a full cake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Caramel Buttercream Frosting

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 3142kcal

Author Lauren

Ingredients

1 cup butter room temperature
2 cups powder sugar
1 cup caramel sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a stand mixer bowl add the butter. Place the mixer bowl on the mixer stand and turn up to medium speed. Mix the butter until it is smooth..
Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly pour in the confectioners sugar and mix until it is all incorporated.
Add the caramel sauce and the vanilla extract and turn the mixer speed up to medium.
Leave the mixer mixing for 5-10 minutes until the caramel frosting is light and fluffy.

Notes

The nutrition information for this recipe is for the whole batch of frosting. To figure out individual serving nutrition information divide the nutrition information by how many cupcakes or cake slices you are having.

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