Recipes and Cooking Browned Butter Frosting 4.7 (9) Add your rating & review Who doesn't love a creamy frosting recipe? This yummy recipe features browned butter making it a little more special than regular buttercream. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Andy Lyons Total Time: 20 mins Yield: 3 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ¾ cup butter 6 cup powdered sugar 4 - 5 tablespoon milk 2 teaspoon vanilla Directions In a small saucepan heat butter over low heat until melted. Continue heating until butter turns a delicate brown. Remove from heat. In a large mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, 4 tablespoons of the milk, and the vanilla. Add browned butter. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium to high speed, adding additional milk, if necessary, to reach spreading consistency. This frosts the tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch cake layers. Makes about 3 cups Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 303 Calories 12g Fat 51g Carbs Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Calories 303 % Daily Value * Total Fat 12g 15% Saturated Fat 7g 35% Cholesterol 31mg 10% Sodium 84mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 51g 19% Total Sugars 50g Calcium 10.1mg 1% Potassium 13mg 0% Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.