{"id":16351,"date":"2017-09-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/blog\/?p=16351"},"modified":"2024-04-26T19:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T02:16:17","slug":"homemade-penuche-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatrecipe.com\/homemade-penuche-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Penuche Frosting: a Sweet Addition to Baked Goods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are looking for something a little different to top your cupcakes than traditional buttercream, this Penuche Frosting is just the ticket, especially if you like brown sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am anti store bought frosting. Those little tubs just taste weird to me. And homemade frosting is super easy to make and customize with a variety of additions and substitutions. Like this recipe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penuche fudge<\/strong> is made with brown sugar and milk and cooked to caramel-like deliciousness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those of us in See's Candy territory know it as the filling inside the Bordeaux candies (my absolute favorite!). As a matter of fact, I turned some of this cake and frosting into Penuche Truffles<\/strong><\/a> which were a pretty good copycat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This frosting has the same decadent taste in a spreadable format. Just melt some butter and brown sugar, let it cool add a splash of milk then whip in some powdered sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy, peasy and delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggestions to Pair with Penuche Frosting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have made it a few times and paired it with chocolate (brownies as well as the cake<\/a> in the photos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would also be delicious with a spice cake, apple cake<\/a> or carrot cake<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could use it for topping of filling cookies (like these Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies<\/a>) or whoopie pies or straight off the spoon ...not that YOU would do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Ingredients <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This recipe uses the same basic ingredients as traditional buttercream frosting with the addition of brown sugar (obviously):<\/p>\n\n\n\n