Aunt Pittypats Caramel Icing Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour two 9-inch cake pans
• For the cake: Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture in stages with 1 1/3 cups water, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Divide the batter evenly between the pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Turn the layers out onto racks that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
• For the caramel icing: Mix 3 cups of the sugar and the milk in a heavy 3-quart saucepan. Bring slowly to a boil and keep it hot. Caramelize the remaining cup of sugar in an iron skillet. Do this by cooking over medium-high heat and stirring and scraping the pan with a flat-edged spatula as the sugar melts. Continue to cook until the syrup turns to medium or dark brown in color. This occurs at about 320 degrees F to 350 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Do not scorch the syrup. Stream the syrup into the boiling sugar and milk mixture and cook to the soft ball stage, about 238 degrees F. Add the butter, vanilla extract and baking soda.
• Pour the hot mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat as it cools until the icing is creamy, 15 to 20 minutes. Watch the icing because it will go from runny to too thick very quickly. Spread on the cake layers while the icing is still warm. If it becomes too stiff, add a few drops of hot water.

Steps:

• Combine sugars and milk and bring to the boil, stirring gently.
• Boil without stirring, until a little mixture forms a very soft ball when dropped in cold water.
• Add butter, remove from heat and cool until lukewarm.
• Beat at medium speed until thick, creamy, and of a consistency to spread.
• If necessary, place over hot water to keep soft while spreading, or beat in a little milk.
• This will fill and frost a 2-layer 9 inch cake.

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in medium sauce pan, bring to boil cook stirring for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in marshmallows.
• Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla.

Steps:

• Mix sugar and flour. Add eggs and half-and-half. Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until mixture steams. Remove from heat. Add evaporated milk. Pour into ice cream freezer. When mixture reaches mushy consistency, add peaches. Continue freezing until firm. To serve, place scoops of ice cream in large bowl. Let guests help themselves.

Steps:

• In a small pot on low heat, cook brown sugar, cream, and butter until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Add vanilla, salt and powdered sugar. Blend on low speed with an electric mixer, until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Then blend on high speed for about 3-4 minutes or until icing becomes light, fluffy and slightly thickened (it will also be lighted in color.) The more you blend, the lighter and thicker the icing becomes.
• Spread over cookies, cake or cupcakes. Makes enough icing for one 9- x 13-inch sheet cake.

Steps:

• Combine butter and brown sugar in a saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Add remaining ingredients; beat until well mixed.
• Ice cookies and cakes with this recipe.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round pans. Sift flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt together and set aside.
• Cream 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Divide batter into three 8 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
• Caramel Nut Frosting: In a heavy saucepan, combine 3 cups sugar, evaporated milk and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Lower heat and cook until soft ball stage. Stir with spatula to keep from sticking. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla and nuts. Beat until spreading consistency.

Steps:

• Cook together all ingredients except vanilla until mixture forms soft ball when dropped into cold water.
• Add vanilla and stir until desired consistency to spread.

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, butter, and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute and remove caramel mixture from heat.
• Blend confectioners' sugar into the caramel mixture using an electric mixer until you reach a spreadable consistency.