Caramel Apple Frosting

Caramel Apple Frosting is the perfect frosting for all of your fall cakes and cupcakes! Use it even on cinnamon rolls or as a macaron filling. It's an unexpected frosting with classic fall flavors!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings cups

Calories 1264kcal

Author Mara

Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature
2.5 ounces freeze dried apples
¼ cup caramel sauce room temperature
2.5 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract OR apple extract or ¼-1/2 teaspoon of food-safe apple flavoring oil

Instructions

Using a mini food processor, food processor or blender, process the freeze dried apples into a powdery crumb.
Sift the freeze dried apples with a sifter to get rid of the larger apple skin pieces. BUT SAVE THEM! They make a tasty and make pretty 'sprinkles'. Use them for decoration as pictured.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or a handheld mixer, beat butter on medium speed for about 2 minutes until creamed.
Finally, add in powdered sugar, freeze dried apple powder, vanilla extract and caramel sauce. Beat on low speed for about 30 seconds and then increase to medium speed for another 30 seconds and then medium-high for another 2 minutes until frosting is well combined and fluffy. You will want to scape the bottom of the mixer at least once with a silicone spatula to ensure everything gets beaten well together. Use immediately!

Notes

Simply Sift! Best practice is to sift your freeze dried apple and powdered sugar to ensure a lump-free frosting.

Room temperature butter is a must! Cold butter for frosting can result in a chunky frosting or the frosting will not come together. Forgot to soften your butter? Check on this video on how to quickly soften butter.

Nutritional information for this recipe is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. Please calculate your own nutritional information if you want it exact to what you make and use my calculations as a guide only.

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