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Caramel Creme Frosting
1
⁄2 cup (125 mL) butter
or margarine
1 cup (250 mL) firmly
packed brown sugar
1
⁄4 cup (50 mL) low-fat
milk
1 cup (250 mL)
miniature
marshmallows
2 cups (500 mL)
powdered sugar
1
⁄2 teaspoon (2 mL)
vanilla
Melt butter in medium saucepan. Add brown sugar
and milk, stirring to blend. Heat to boiling. Cook
about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from
heat. Add marshmallows. Stir until marshmallows
melt and mixture is smooth.
Place powdered sugar in mixer bowl. Add brown
sugar mixture and vanilla. Attach bowl and flat
beater to mixer. Turn to Stir Speed and mix about
30 seconds. Turn to Speed 4 and beat about 1
minute, or until smooth and creamy. Spread on
cake while warm.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings (frosting for 2-layer or
13x9x2-inch [33x23x5-cm] cake).
Per serving: About 228 cal, 0 g pro, 41 g carb,
7 g fat, 0 mg chol, 98 mg sod.
Fluffy KitchenAid Frosting
1
1
⁄2 cups (375 mL) sugar
1
⁄2 teaspoon (2 mL)
cream of tartar
1
⁄2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
1
⁄2 cup (125 mL) water
1
1
⁄2 tablespoons (20 mL)
light corn syrup
2 egg whites
1
1
⁄2 teaspoons (7 mL)
vanilla
Place sugar, cream of tartar, salt, water, and corn
syrup in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat
until sugar is completely dissolved, forming a syrup.
Place egg whites in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and
wire whip to mixer. Turn to Speed 10 and whip
about 45 seconds, or until whites begin to hold
shape. Continuing on Speed 10, slowly pour hot
syrup into egg whites in a fine stream and whip
1 to 1
1
⁄
2 minutes. Add vanilla and whip about 5
minutes longer, or until frosting loses its gloss and
stands in stiff peaks. Frost cake immediately.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings (frosting for 2-layer or
13x9x2-inch [33x23x5-cm] cake).
Per serving: About 109 cal, 1 g pro, 27 g carb,
0 g fat, 0 mg chol, 101 mg sod.
Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
4 cups (1 L) powdered
sugar
1 package (8 oz.
[250 g]) light cream
cheese
1 teaspoon (5 mL)
orange juice
1
⁄
2 teaspoon (2 mL)
grated orange peel
Place all ingredients in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and
flat beater to mixer. Turn to Stir Speed and mix about
30 seconds, or until blended. Turn to Speed 4 and
beat about 2 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings (frosting for 2-layer or
13x9x2-inch cake[33x23x 5-cm]).
Per serving: About 196 cal, 2 g pro, 41 g carb,
3 g fat, 7 mg chol, 107 mg sod.