Grandma's Penuche Frosting

Tarynne's Note:

This was my Grandmother's recipe. It was on a handwritten note inside her "school" cookbook. She made this often. It has been and will continue to be a family favorite. This is real good on chocolate cake.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 recipe

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup hot milk
• powdered sugar (about 3 cups)

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan.
2. Add brown sugar and bring to a boil.
3. continue cooking for 1 minute until thickens.
4. Let set 15 minutes.
5. Mix in hot milk.
6. Add powdered sugar gradually till spreading consisitancy.
7. If it gets too thick add a little milk.

Reviews

[Michelle S.]

FANTASTIC!! Did this bring back childhood memories. We always had this on spice cake, so I used it to frost Unknownchef86's Applesauce or Pumpkin Cake, and the flavors were heavenly together. As I was reading other reviewers, I think I must now try this on chocolate cake! This is a VERY sweet frosting, like most frostings it is nearly all sugar, so that is to be expected. Thank you Tarynne for bringing back the memories!

[LisaGSM]

Wonderful! <br/><br/>Just like my great-grandma's recipe, except hers included 2 tsps vanilla stirred in after brown sugar and butter have boiled. <br/><br/>She always used this frosting on her raisin cake. <br/><br/>This recipe makes enough to cover a 9x13 cake easily.

[saraberry]

Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out very sugary and gritty from the brown sugar. Cooled very firm, more like fudge. Something with the recipe needs to be spelled out or adjusted.