Brown Sugar Caramel Frosting

Brown Sugar Caramel Frosting! This recipe is super easy, and I even made a caramel out of part of it. It is also very rich, so I wouldn't pile it on too high, but still great. I used my  go-to chocolate cake recipe from my Andes Mint Cupcakes, and it fit perfect. I got the recipe off of Our Best Bites, but I will also give it to you here:

Brown Sugar Caramel Frosting

Ingredients:

•   1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
•   3/4 cup brown sugar
•   4 tablespoons cream (or milk)
•   1/4 teaspoon table salt
•   1 teaspoon vanilla
•   2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

    1.  Heat the butter, brown sugar, cream, and salt in a pot until melted and combined.                                  Bring it all to a boil, and then turn down to a simmer for 3 minutes.
    2.  Remove from heat and pour into a mixing bowl.
    3.  Let it cool for about 10 minutes and then beat in powdered sugar and vanilla.
    4.  If needed, you can adjust the thickness by beating in either more powdered sugar or more cream.

Tip: Pipe quickly, because the frosting will thicken upon standing!