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Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Icing

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Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Icing
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Picture by: Cherry Rae
Recipe by: Anne Brothers & Rick Smetzer

This is an alternative to the classic cream cheese frosting recipe, using brown sugar and honey instead of icing sugar. My Husband and I use it on Banana or Carrot Cake.

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Ingredients

Serves: 10
  • 200g cream cheese, softened
  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons light brown soft sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon honey

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Preparation method

Prep: 15 mins
1.
Melt butter and allow to cool.
2.
In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, brown sugar, vanilla and almond extract. Beat with an electric mixer. When mixture starts to stiffen, stop mixer and add honey.
3.
Continue to beat until light and fluffy. Do not over mix, or it will collapse.
4.
Spread immediately and store cake in fridge.
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Last updated: 10 Oct 2011

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