Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting¶
 Total Time |
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| 10 minutes |
Ingredients¶
 Layers |
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| 3 Tiers |
227 g unsalted butter
16 oz cream cheese
1 vanilla bean- 1 pinch kosher salt
1 lb confectioners' sugar
| Layers |
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| 2 Tiers |
- 151 g unsalted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 0.5 vanilla bean
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 227 g confectioners' sugar
Cookware¶
- 1 stand mixer
Instructions¶
Step 1¶
Brown the unsalted butter and add to the bowl of a stand mixer.
Step 2¶
Solidify the brown butter submerging the stand mixer bowl into an ice bath until opaque but not hardened and still soft.
Step 3¶
Add room temperature cream cheese to mixer bowl and mix on medium speed until smooth.
Step 4¶
Add vanilla bean to mixer bowl.
Step 5¶
Add a generous pinch of kosher salt and confectioners' sugar to bowl
Step 6¶
Pulse mixer to combine everything with towel over mixer to prevent spillage.
Step 7¶
Beat mixture until combined.
Note
If the frosting is loose and won't hold it's shape, which can be confirmed by checking for a soft peak, refrigerate for 10 minutes while stirring the frosting every few minutes.
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