Brown Sugar Icing

Name: Brown Sugar Icing
Yield: Makes 3/4 cup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons milk, plus more as needed; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, plus more as needed

January 26, 2012

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 3/4 cup

Ingredients

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

2 tablespoons milk, plus more as needed

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, plus more as needed

Preparation

Combine the brown sugar, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; whisk in the vanilla and confectioners’ sugar. If the icing is too thick to drizzle, stir in a little more milk. If it is too thin, add a little more confectioners’ sugar. Let cool slightly before using.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.

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