Description
This creamy, delicious maple brown sugar buttercream tastes a little bit like cookie dough and a little bit like pancakes for breakfast… it’s perfection on chocolate cake, chocolate chip cake, or even apple or carrot cakes!
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cup (3 sticks) of salted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup of light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 5 cups of powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, optional
- Up to 1/4 cup milk, as needed
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Cream the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment for 4–5 minutes on low to medium speed, scraping down the sides as needed.
- With the mixer on low, gradually add the powdered sugar and flour to the brown sugar mixture, one cup at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
- Add the vanilla and mix on low.
- While still mixing on low speed, slowly add in the milk, one tablespoon at a time, until you get the right consistency. Continue mixing for 2-3 minutes, until you have smooth and fluffy buttercream.
- Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl one last time to ensure everything is fully combined and mix for a couple of minutes longer if needed.
- Use immediately or cover the bowl with plastic wrap until ready to use.
Notes
- This frosting is soft and fluffy making it easy to spread and smooth over cake. Its also stable enough to use piping bag fitted with decorating tips.
- Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container or freeze up to 1 month before using.
- I love the texture of the brown sugar crystals in the frosting (they remind me even more of chocolate chip cookies), but if you don’t, make it a day or two ahead of time, and the sugar will dissolve completely.
- If you want to use this as filling on a wedding cake but don’t want the brown color of the frosting for the outside, it’s perfectly complemented by American buttercream or Cream Cheese Frosting
- If raw flour concerns you, spread on a cookie sheet and bake it at 350°F for 10 minutes before adding to the frosting.
- Prep Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
