Easy Penuche Icing

Submitted by Debbie Smith

"This recipe comes from an old version of the Betty Crocker Cookbook that my mother got when she first married. It is wonderful addition to any chocolate cake. Enough for 2 - 8" or 9" layers or 1 - 13x9" oblong cake."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 3⁄4 - 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• ice water

directions

1. Melt butter in sauce pan.
2. Stir in brown sugar.
3. Boil and stir over low heat for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in milk.
5. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
6. Cool to lukewarm.
7. Gradually stir in confectioner's sugar.
8. Place pan in ice water and stir until thick enough to spread.

Reviews

[mteclong]

Fantastic recipe- just like my grandmother's version. This tastes terrific over Chocolate Devil's Food cake with creamy vanilla ice cream!

 

[janelwork]

Exactly what I remember as a child. Yes it is very sweet, so try pairing it with a spice cake or something that is more savory than sweet.

 

[livelylovelylinda_1]

The icing finishes very nicely, but it is too sweet!

 

[Grandma Deb]

So good on the chocolate mayonnaise cake. I will try on other cakes also!

 

[JesseandRayye]

we followed the instructions/ingredients in this recipe to a T, and we didnt really like it at all. it was very sweet and left an unexplainable taste in my mouth.