Best 10 Grandmas Butternut Frosting Recipes
"Grandma's Butternut Frosting" is an old-fashioned, Southern dessert topping with a rich, yet subtle flavor. It's perfect for cakes, cupcakes, and cookies but is also delicious when spread on toast or crackers. The combination of brown sugar, butter, and buttermilk gives this frosting a unique flavor that will surely please everyone. And, because it's made with all-natural ingredients, you can feel good about serving it to your family and friends.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
GRANDMA'S FROSTING
My Grandma was a great baker. She made the most delicious frosting for her cakes. I could never quite get why my frosting never tasted like hers. Years later I found this recipe in her handwriting and it had coffee in it. I'm not a coffee drinker, but boy was this frosting delicious. The recipe is actually for 3 variations: white, chocolate or mocha.
Provided by charlie 5
Categories Dessert
Time 5m
Yield 1 batch
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar together. Slowly add enough milk to make the frosting spreadable. Add the vanilla. Adjust milk and powdered sugar until desired consistency.
- For chocolate icing, add the cocoa powder.
- For mocha icing, delete the milk and add cocoa and cold coffee.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1545.6, Fat 93.4, SaturatedFat 59, Cholesterol 248.3, Sodium 670.9, Carbohydrate 181.3, Sugar 176.8, Protein 2
GRANDMA'S BUTTERNUT POUND CAKE
My grandmother is the most amazing cook I know and this is one of my favorite cakes that she makes. It simply melts in your mouth. She usually cuts up some fresh berries to put on top of the cake which makes it the perfect southern dessert!
Provided by Kay14
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream Crisco, sugar and eggs together.
- Beat on high speed for 5 minutes.
- Then add milk and flour on low speed until mixed well.
- Add butternut flavoring and bake in tube or bundt pan for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 300 degrees F.
- Frost with Butternut frosting if desired.
- See my recipes for the frosting recipe!
- May be baked in 3 layer pans also.
GRANDMA'S BUTTERNUT FROSTING
If you have made my grandma's butternut pound cake then you need to make the frosting to drizzle on top as it completes this wonderful dessert.
Provided by Kay14
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in order (butter, flavoring, sugar, cream cheese, then pecans).
- Mix well.
- Use to frost pound cake or bake cake in 3 layers and frost the butternut pound cake.
VANILLA FROSTING
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 5m
Yield about 1 pound (enough for 12 cupcakes)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter until light and smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING
Another recipe from my grandma. I still remember making this with her as a little girl. Rich and creamy!
Provided by startnover
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 1 batch of frosting
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Put first three ingredients in a sauce pan.
- Bring to a boil, while stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and add chips.
- With a wire whip beat until creamy and cooled.
- Add chopped pecans if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2141.5, Fat 111, SaturatedFat 68.1, Cholesterol 164, Sodium 567.2, Carbohydrate 311.1, Fiber 9.9, Sugar 291.2, Protein 10.3
GRANDMA'S HICKORY NUT CAKE
This recipe's more than a recipe to us-it's a family tradition, three generations old. The frosting's a must-otherwise it's not the "true" cake! We have a timber stand with hickory trees on our farm, so getting enough nuts is easy. The problem is finding someone to crack and pick them and the "someone" usually ends up to me! I bake a lot of pies, cakes, rolls and bread. Three of our four children are now married, but with eight grandchildren, I still have plenty of takers for treats.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cream together sugar and butter for cake. Add eggs; beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes. Mix dry ingredients together lightly with fork. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Mix well. Stir in vanilla and nuts. Pour into greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes. (Cake may be baked in 8-in. layer pans.) Cool. Make frosting by melting butter in a medium saucepan. Add brown sugar; boil 2 minutes. Add milk; bring to boil. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm. Beat in sugar and vanilla. (May add chopped hickory nuts, 1/2 cup if desired.) Frost cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 469 calories, Fat 19g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 78mg cholesterol, Sodium 231mg sodium, Carbohydrate 70g carbohydrate (53g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER ICING
This recipe is a little on the sweet side but it was one that my grandmother made for my mother when she was a little girl so I had to post it! It's an old recipe, so I had to guess as to how many servings it makes.
Provided by RecipeLove
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Add together margarine, peanut butter and salt and stir until well mixed.
- Add in powdered sugar and coffee, blend well.
- Frost over cake or cupcakes.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.8, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 71.1, Carbohydrate 11.9, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 11.3, Protein 0.9
GRANDMA'S CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE
This old-fashioned style of peanut butter fudge is not that easy to find out there. The ones I tend to run across always seem to be the soft, creamy version, which is not what I'm into. If it's going to feel like peanut butter in my mouth, then what's the point? No, I want something that feels dense and firm in my fingers but will almost instantly liquefy in when it hits my tongue.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Desserts Candy Recipes Fudge Recipes Peanut Butter
Time 1h20m
Yield 64
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Sift sugar through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl.
- Heat butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to combine and cook until bubbles appear on the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in salt and vanilla extract. Pour over powdered sugar in the bowl. Mix together using a spatula until smooth.
- Spread mixture into an 8x8-inch baking pan lined with plastic wrap. Wrap fully and refrigerate until firm enough to cut but not too hard, 1 to 3 hours.
- Unwrap fudge and cut into small cubes. Let warm up on the counter before cutting if needed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 95.2 calories, Carbohydrate 8.3 g, Cholesterol 9.5 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 43.3 mg, Sugar 7.5 g
GRANDMA'S BUTTERSCOTCH CANDY
The recipe for this wonderfully buttery candy was handed down from my grandma. My brothers, sisters and I love it now as much as we did when we were little...and so do our families. It's become a cherished tradition.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 3/4 pound.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Butter a 13x9-in. pan; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and cream of tartar. Bring to a boil, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Syrup will turn a golden color. , Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Return to heat. Cook and stir until thermometer returns to 300°. Pour into prepared pan. Cool. Break into pieces.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 73 calories, Fat 1g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 10mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
GREAT GRANDMA'S NUT BUTTER BALLS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the cake flour, then fold in the pecans. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 15 to 19 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Cool cookies completely before rolling in additional confectioners' sugar. If you are storing the cookies in a tin, add remaining sugar to the tin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 27.4 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
Tips:
- For a richer frosting, use full-fat cream cheese.
- If you don't have brown sugar, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of molasses to 1 cup of granulated sugar.
- To make the frosting ahead of time, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 2 months. When you're ready to use it, thaw it overnight in the refrigerator or at room temperature for several hours.
- If the frosting is too thick, add a little bit of milk or cream until it reaches the desired consistency.
- If the frosting is too thin, add a little bit of powdered sugar until it reaches the desired consistency.
- For a flavored frosting, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract, almond extract, or lemon extract.
- For a colorful frosting, add a few drops of food coloring.
Conclusion:
Butternut frosting is a delicious and versatile frosting that can be used on a variety of cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. It's easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a frosting that will add a touch of sweetness and richness to your favorite desserts.
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