Oh yes, this is special. Aunt Olive could pull a family dinner out of the air and whip up a chocolate cake with this frosting on it without you even noticing. She made the best mashed potatoes, too. Her secret was good large potatoes and lots of butter and salt. Anyways, here's the frosting recipe. Great over chocolate cake or cupcakes even.
Caramel Frosting ala Aunt Olive Beebe Hamilton
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup whole milk
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Melt butter in brown sugars over medium heat. Stir constantly until boiling. Add milk. Bring to a boil then remove from heat and add rest of ingredients. Stir and beat until smooth. Use immediately. If it hardens add a few drops of milk and soften over low heat.
Soak your pan in hot water to clean, it may take a few times but the frosting is worth the messy pan.
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