One of my favorite things to do with my homemade salted caramel recipe is incorporate it into buttercream. It ends up being such an awesome blend of sweet and salty, perfect for topping cakes and cupcakes or using as a cake filling. It can transform basic cake flavors like chocolate and vanilla into something above and beyond, and it also adds complexity to Fall-inspired flavors like apple spice cake. Whatever flavors you love pairing with caramel, this salted caramel buttercream is magic!
It all starts with a great homemade salted caramel recipe, like this one. It’s only four ingredients, easy as can be, and you don’t even need a candy thermometer to make it! Making the salted caramel from scratch is the key to this beautiful caramel buttercream flavor, so if you have your own favorite salted caramel recipe, feel free to incorporate it into the buttercream recipe below. Just avoid premade salted caramel sauces that tend to be overly sweet, because they might send the sweetness level of this buttercream way over the top.
When you’ve got your salted caramel made and ready to go, make sure you give it enough time for cooling to room temperature before you add it into the buttercream recipe. It’ll be very hot and runny when you remove it from the stove, and allowing it to cool will not only ensure that your buttercream doesn’t melt into soup, but the caramel will get thicker and more flavorful as it sets. If you prefer to make the salted caramel ahead of time, that’s fine too! You can store it in the refrigerator for up to two weeks in an airtight container, then when you’re ready to make the buttercream, just microwave it in 15 second intervals to bring it back to room temperature.
Once your ingredients are all room temperature and ready to go, all you need is a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and about fifteen minutes from start to finish. The process is about as basic as it gets when it comes to an American buttercream recipe, but the end result is buttery salted caramel magic that you’ll want to eat by the spoonful!
Salted Caramel Buttercream
Ingredients
- 1 Cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 1/2 Cups (420g) powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 Cup (120ml) salted caramel, room temperature
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the butter on high until it’s creamy and light in color, 5-6 minutes.
- Turn the mixer to low and add the powdered sugar a few cups at a time, scraping down the bowl and paddle after each interval.
- With the mixer still on low, mix in the vanilla extract, the salted caramel, and salt. Continue mixing on low speed until fully combined.
Notes
- Frost 12-15 cupcakes with a piping bag
- Fill and crumb coat a three-layer 6-inch cake or two-layer 8-inch cake. To have enough for frosting and decorating as well, double the recipe.
I am sorry if you have already answered this, but could you make this with butterscotch instead of the salted caramel. I love butterscotch!
Hi Tyler! Yes, you could sub in butterscotch sauce for the salted caramel, either homemade or store bought. I don’t have a recipe for butterscotch but this one looks good if you need it: https://thecafesucrefarine.com/ridiculously-easy-butterscotch-sauce/
Thank you!
I wanted to leave you a 5-star rating because this frosting was phenomenal. A lot of the other ones I found called for brown sugar and this one just sounded more straightforward and good. It went over amazingly and I’m doing it again this weekend. I had to dig around and find your recipe but I’m telling you yours needs to be promoted because it’s amazing.
Made this for a lactose intolerant friend with a dairy-free caramel that used coconut cream, and a plant butter in place of the unsalted. It still came out as perfectly as I’ve come to anticipate from Sugar and Sparrow recipes! I used this frosting on your Pumpkin Cupcakes (also made with plant butter). My dairy-free friends say they’ve never tasted such wonderful birthday cakes and treats! Thank you!!
Hi, i was wondering if you’ve ever tried to put colouring into a salted caramel buttercream recipe? I really want to make a salted caramel cake with this icing for my birthday but I want it to be a different colour, maybe pink? Do you think the colouring would affect the taste or anything? – Thank you!
Hi Megan! You can add coloring to this recipe, but since the base color is beige it will mute whatever color you’re adding. For example, adding a blue color gel will give you more of a dusty blue, orange will be more of a burnt orange, etc.
I just made this to go with my dark chocolate cake. I used the salted caramel recipe I’ve always used just because it’s my go to. The frosting turned out beautifully and is a big hit!! Thank you for the recipe.
I have a co-worker who is wanting a dulce de leche cake for her birthday. Do you think it would taste okay to substitute the salted caramel with dulce de leche? I’m not sure what the difference is between the two.
Hi! Can i make it the day before piping and serving?
Hi Mathilde! Yes, you can make it up to two weeks (or more) in advance. See the recipe notes for the details on making it ahead!
Good morning. This sounds amazing. Question , I’m making this for a house wedding party with mini cupcakes. I’m concerned that the frosting may not hold up to be on serving trays for several hours
I’ve heard that you can add a bit of cornstarch to frosting and this would stiffen up the consistency. Would you recommend this and how much? Thanks so much. Rita
Hi Rita! This frosting is already pretty stiff consistency as-is, but if you feel it needs to be thicker you can always add a little cornstarch to thicken it up (no more than 1/4 cup per batch). Enjoy!
Thank you so much for the quick response. I will add a little to try it out. Can’t wait to make this!
Hi Whitney!
I was wondering if it is possible to freeze it?
I would like to use this buttercream as a topping for my cookies but I don’t want to waste it if I have any left.
Hi Lorena! You can freeze buttercream. Store it in an airtight container in the freezer for up to two months. The day before you’ll be using it, place it in the refrigerator to thaw, then bring it to room temp and re-mix it from there. Hope that helps!
This loos and sounds delicious. Can this be piped into a specific design for the top and sides of a cake? Like roses or leaves?
Hi Sophia! This buttercream recipe pipes beautifully and can definitely be used for roses or leaves (or any shape!). Hope that helps and enjoy!
Hi, im planning to make this as a filling for my chocolate cake and a cream cheese frosting for the outside, do you think this will be a good combination for a cream cheese frosting? 🙂 thank you 🙂
Hi Val! I think salted caramel buttercream with chocolate cake and a cream cheese buttercream exterior sounds DELICIOUS! I’d say go for it!
Made this for a birthday cake and it is now the top request! Fantastic recipe!
Yay, Krystal! I’m so happy to hear that!!
This and the salted caramel recipe is brilliant! I have never made salted caramel before and it turned out perfect and the buttercream is to die for! I have used it to fill and frost a 3-tier cake for my brother’s 30th birthday. There wasn’t quite enough frosting to cover it in a thick layer so it is more of a semi-naked cake effect but it looks (and tastes!) delicious 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Yay, Laura! I’m so happy to hear that these recipes were a hit and you had success with your very first salted caramel. Thanks for taking the time to let me know!
Hi – I want to use this icing to ice a three layer round cake and then do a gold chocolate drip on top and sides. Do you think that the icing will hold up to a chocolate drip?
Thanks!
Hi Gaelyn! It will absolutely hold up under a drip. That sounds lovely!
I used this frosting as the filling with devils food cake for one of the tiers of my son’s wedding cake. It was delicious! Will definitely use again!
Oh my goodness, Becky! That sounds delicious!! I’m so happy the buttercream was a hit 🙂
Can I color this with green food coloring gel
Hi Paula! You can, but since it’s a tan colored buttercream, that will mix with the green and mute the color a bit. If you’re going for a darker green it shouldn’t be a problem.
I made this with your salted caramel sauce recipe and it was beautiful. I added some caramel food colouring to mine. Thank you very much.
Yay, Tosin! I’m so happy you love the salted caramel sauce + salted caramel buttercream recipes! I made both of those this weekend too – finally feeling like Fall!
Would salted caramel frosting between layers of your chocolate cake recipe but your chocolate frosting to ice the cake work? Or would it be nicer to pick just the one frosting to fill and ice?
Of course it would! That sounds amazing!
Amazing! My husband and twin daughters could not get enough of this frosting. I’m not normally fan of buttercream frosting, but this was amazing. Adding this recipe to my favorites.
Yay, Debbie! I’m so happy to hear that this recipe was a hit!
Hello! Can I substitute butter with margarine? It’s hot where I live and margarine has higher melting point.
Hi Coco! I’ve never tried this recipe with margarine so I can’t say for sure how it will turn out but my guess is that it should work. Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Thank you for the recipe — the frosting came out easy, tasty and wonderful. But what truly baffles me is the amount of powdered sugar. I used less than half of the recipt amount (220 gr) and coupled with the caramel sauce, the buttercream turned out super-sweet. In fact, it’s hard for me to believe that anyone would want it even sweeter! Is there a purpose why the amount of powdered sugar is twice that of butter? Does it make the consistency firmer or smth like that? Thank you.
Hi Tatyana! This frosting is pretty sweet, but it seems to be well-loved as-is. The purpose of the powdered sugar is mainly to provide stability, but if you’re getting a stable enough buttercream consistency and good flavor with half the amount of powdered sugar, then you can keep it up with the adapted version.
This buttercream is probably the bast salted Carmel buttercream I’ve ever made!
Yay, Sydney! I’m so happy to hear that!
Would this buttercream with caramel hold up in heat and humidity for an outdoor wedding??
Hi Cindy! It depends on how warm/humid it is. Buttercream starts to really soften above 75 degrees, so I recommend storing the cake in the refrigerator until it needs to be on display at the wedding. This way it will take much longer to reach a melting/softening point.
Hi Whitney!
I’m a hobby baker and I absolutely love your channel, tips and recipes! I’m about the give this one a try…. does it pipe well on cupcakes?
Regards
Angie
Yay, Angie! Thanks for the kind words 🙂 This recipe pipes beautifully on cupcakes. Enjoy!
Hi Whitney!
I actually came across the pic for this recipe on Pinterest – but when I clicked on the link to your site it just gave me a blank page. Repeatedly.
I tried numerous times – going to other sites in between – but kept getting the same blank page.
I ended up having to Google you to get to this recipe. Not sure what the problem is – but maybe talk to the folks at Pinterest?
It looks like a great recipe – so thanks! I’m sure I’ll revisit.
Hi Terry! The thing about Pinterest is that anyone can make a Pin using one of my images and then butcher the web address or forget to put it in. That’s why I put my watermark on my images just in case something like that happens! It’s hard to track the broken linked Pins but I’m so happy you ended up on the right page. Enjoy this recipe!
I Love It so yummy! Thank you
So happy to hear that, Kristy!
Hi
For the caramel, do you use like caramel sauce ( the kind that you would put ontop ice cream) or caramel chews or caramel bits, thanks
Hi Joy! I always make homemade caramel sauce to use in this recipe (it’s linked in the recipe portion of this post). You can certainly try using those other options, but just make sure you like the taste, as the caramel sauce you use will end up flavoring the buttercream.
I made a bagel version of this with Earth Balance sticks and this caramel sauce: https://www.amazon.com/Coconut-Caramel-Sauce-Hey-Boo/dp/B00IOQDZSG
It came out SO GOOD! Fantastic recipe.
That’s so awesome, Kat! Happy to hear it was a hit!
Love this recipe, thank you for sharing!
Yay, Lisa! So happy to hear you love this recipe!
I made this yesterday to frost vanilla cupcakes for my daughter’s birthday. It was delicious! Our whole family loved it! I was skeptical that the caramel would integrate well in the buttercream because it was not very liquidy after cooling, but it did so beautifully. The pinch of salt in the buttercream really enhanced the flavor. Excellent recipe that we will make again!
Yay, Melissa! I’m so happy to hear that this recipe was a hit! It’s one of my very faves 🙂
Would this frosting fare well with a 3 layer 6 inch snickerdoodle cake?
I’m sure that would taste amazing, Becci!
Oh. My. Goodness!! Earlier I made the salted caramel (and left rave reviews) and I just finished making this to frost my dark chocolate cake and this is perfection! I could literally eat this buttercream by itself! I was in search of fall flavors to go with a large batch of apple cider and this buttercream + cake go perfectly!! Thank you!!
Ahhh so happy you love the salted caramel buttercream! I feel the same way about it – I could eat it by the spoonful. That flavor combo sounds delicious! Thanks for taking the time to let me know it was a hit!
Hi Whitney! I just made this and piped on Spice Apple Cupcakes and drizzled extra caramel on top for Caramel Apple Cupcakes! DELICIOUS. Should I keep them in the refrigerator until my event tomorrow? (some do not have caramel drizzle, just the buttercream)
Thanks!
Such a great flavor pairing, Debi! Yum!! You don’t need to store the cupcakes in the refrigerator, they’ll be fine at room temperature overnight due to the high sugar content, which preserves the tiny bit of dairy in this recipe.
Hello! I’m going to make this today but I have a really thick dulce de leche. Will this work or I have to thin it out?
Hi Aleyka, I have never tried this recipe with anything but the above ingredients. I’m not sure that dulce de leche will work in place of the heavy whipping cream, but you are welcome to try it!
Hi,
I want to try a Biscoff version, could I just use the same amount of Biscoff cookie butter as there is salted caramel in this recipe? Or should I adjust the powdered sugar when using Biscoff?
Thanks!
Hi Maja! That sounds heavenly. I’ve never worked with cookie butter before, so I can’t say for sure how much to add or how it will taste but feel free to experiment with this recipe!
Would this be good on a spice cake you think?! If so do you have a homemade spice cake recipe?!?!
Hi Rachel! This recipe would taste amazing on a spice cake. I have a few different spice cake recipes! Type “spice cake” into the search bar at the top of my blog to see them.
how many cupcakes can i frost using one batch of this frosting?
Hi Farah, one batch of this buttercream should frost about 15-20 large cupcakes depending on how much frosting you add to each one.
hello!! so do I use melted Carmel? and if so do I use the hard Carmel and melt it in the microwave or the stove top, make my own, or use the store bought stuff that people use on other desserts. (that’s in the squeeze bottles)
Hi Ruby! I recommend making your own using this recipe for best results: https://sugarandsparrow.com/salted-caramel-recipe/
Hi recipe doesn’t say how much it makes or how big of a cake it will frost. i have a 3 layer 6 in cake. is this recipe enough or should i double?
Hi Tori! For a 3 layer 6-inch cake, I would 1.5x the recipe to fill and frost, or double the recipe if you want to do additional buttercream decorations/piping.
This recipe is spectacular! I just made it for a chocolate cake and it if the fluffiest buttercream I’ve ever had. Thanks for posting this!
Yay, Ellie!! So happy to hear that and I bet it tasted amazing with chocolate cake!
Just made this frosting for my cut out sugar cookies and it’s AMAZING! I’ve been using a crusting buttercream recipe and just wondering if this frosting will give a little crust as well to pipe out flowers, etc. Also, will the cookies need to be refrigerated with this icing? Thanks!
Yay, Kathryn! So happy to hear you’re loving this recipe! It will certainly crust and be great for piping flowers, etc. You won’t need to refrigerate the cookies with this icing, as the small amount of dairy in there is well preserved by all the sugar content. Enjoy!
Hi. Have just made this caramel buttercream to fill and ice a cake (made the caramel first from your recipe – delicious!) I have never made buttercream before (usually use chocolate ganache) and although it tastes good the powdered sugar hasn’t dissolved, so it’s a bit chalky. Is that normal? I am in Australia and used what we call pure icing sugar, which is just powdered sugar. I sieved it first too. It’s also unbelievably sweet, but maybe that’s because you like things sweeter than we’re used to over there? Will the sugar dissolve a bit more by the time I serve it in about 24 hrs? Thanks. Love your site BTW. Very helpful and your cakes look spectacular!
Hi Julia! If the texture is grainy I would add a little more room temperature milk to dissolve the sugar and also add a little more salt to cut the sweetness. Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for your reply. I made another batch, sieved the sugar again in a finer sieve, and put a little milk in but didn’t want to thin it too much. Still grainy, but I’m sure no-one will notice but me! We have here a product called icing mixture, which is powdered sugar and corn starch. Should I try this next time? Might be smoother. Not sure how the cornstarch would affect the buttercream though. Thoughts?
Interesting! I’ve never heard of adding cornstarch to buttercream, but let me know if you end up trying that!
I realize I’m commenting on an old comment but wanted to say that in Canada, what we have available as “icing sugar” is the same as your “icing mix” as it contains cornstarch. I have never actually seen powdered sugar here, only icing sugar. I often find frosting way too sweet and have had success adding additional cornstarch instead of more icing sugar. Hope that helps others.
Love the flavour of this I’ve just made it! However no matter what buttercream I try and make it always starts to split and go runny! Any tips would be appreciated – it’s not just this one recipe that it does it, it’s on everyone I’ve tried I’ve even used a glass bowl this time and still no luck I just can’t get it right
Hi Jess! So happy you love the flavor of this buttercream and would love to help you get to the bottom of why your buttercreams are splitting. The main reason why buttercream splits is temperature – mainly if it’s too warm in your kitchen environment (butter starts to melt above 75 degrees) or if you start the recipe with butter that is too soft/milk that’s too cold. I like to leave my butter on the counter to soften it for an hour or so (instead of microwaving or trying to quickly soften it) because it ends up being the perfect temp to begin with. And then if your milk is too cold at the end that can cause the buttercream to split as well. It’s super important that all of your ingredients are room temp (and your “room temp” is less than 73 degrees). Hoping either of those tips solves the splitting for next time!
Hi! Whitney, do you think that I could make the buttercream a day before icing the cake with it? I need a reply ASAP
Hi Trina! You can definitely make this buttercream a day ahead. As long as your environment is below 70 degrees, you can store the buttercream at room temp in an airtight container overnight. If you need to, you can also refrigerate it in an airtight container overnight – just be sure to leave it out for a few hours to bring it back to room temperature before using it on your cake. Whether you store it in the fridge or at room temp, be sure to put it back in your stand mixer and stir it on low speed for about 20 seconds to bring it back to silky smooth frosting consistency.
This frosting and the salted caramel were both amazing! My daughter requested a vanilla cake with caramel frosting for her birthday cake, and I’m so glad I found this! It was fantastic!
So happy to hear that, Alli! Glad the recipe was a hit for your daughter’s birthday cake!
Oh my goodness!!! Thank you!!! It’s soooo DELICIOUS!! I used for my chocolate cupcake, salted buttercream, & chocolate dipped pretzel!!! They are scrumptious thank you!!
So happy to hear you love this recipe, Laurie! That flavor combo sounds delicious!
would this be enough to fill and cover the sides of a three layer cake or should i double it?
Hi Arthur! Depends on the diameter of the cake layers. For 6-inch, 8-inch, and 9-inch cakes I would double the recipe.
OK thank you. looks amazing cant wait to make it.
Hi!
I have to questions. The first one is, can i use this buttercream for the icing on the cake? Second question is that your salted caramel is it liquid because I have the « syrup one » can that still work? It’s probably a stupid question but can it?
Hi Mikayla! You can totally use this buttercream to ice a cake. The salted caramel I use has the consistency of a thick syrup, so as long as your is a thick syrup consistency and you like the taste of it, it should work!
Hi! I’m making a 4 layer cake, would I need to double the recipe or would this be enough? Thank you!☺️
Hi Rebecca! Doubling this recipe will make enough to fill and frost a four layer cake.
Hello. Silly me put the salted caramel into the buttercream and it was still a tiny bit like warm is there a way or getting the buttercream thick and creamy again please?
Hi Stacy! If it’s thinned out due to warmth of the caramel I would just put it in the fridge for about 10 minutes to let it cool down and then re-whip it. Let me know how it goes!
I would love to try this. Do you think I can color this frosting yellow or blue and the colors will turn out ok?
Thanks!
Hi Carin! Since this buttercream has a beige base, any color you add to it will mix with beige. I think adding yellow would make it more of a mustard color but adding blue might be ok, you’ll definitely end up with more of a murkier blue than if you were to add the food coloring to a pure white buttercream. Hope that makes sense!
Thanks Whitney! That’s what I was thinking but thought I would ask. I’m going for a deeper yellow and blue so I’m hoping it will work out ok. I may try a small batch and test it out. Thank you!
hello! Can I make this buttercream with a standard mixer that does not have the paddle attachment?
Hi Laura! It depends on what kind of attachment you are using instead of the paddle. I think a whisk attachment would work fine!
Can you use this recipe in between macaron shells?
You totally can, Amanda! That would be so tasty!
Search for “ sugar and sparrow salted caramel buttercream” on Pinterest and you will find quite a few pins using your photo but they aren’t linked to your site. I suggest you report they are using your intellectual property to Pinterest.
I searched the web to find your real website since you had its name on your picture. Thank you – i will try your recipe soon – it looks fantastic.
Thanks so much for the heads up! Excited for you to try this recipe!
Sweet Mary, Joesph and baby Jesus. This is good
Yay, Krystal! So happy you love it as much as I do!
Can I use margarine for this recipe? I live in a place where you cant find butter easily and its super expensive.
Hi Noemi! You can substitute margarine, although I’ve never done that before so I don’t know how it will taste. Let me know how it goes!
I came here looking for a yummy caramel frosting to go on apple cider cupcakes. The recipe called for a brown sugar buttercream, that was a weird texture for me personally. I think this salted caramel frosting is exactly what an apple cider cupcake is screaming for!!
Hi Tiffany! I bet the salted caramel frosting is perfect on those apple cider cupcakes!! I’m gonna have to try that sometime.
Ever since I heard about salted caramel buttercream from a local baker, I’ve been itching to make this! This morning I did (for a Halloween layer cake I’m making for tonight’s party). I have an electric stove and the sugar got hot too fast on medium high and burnt before I realized it was happening. Round two on medium heat throughout the process was a success (just took a little longer)! It tasted delicious on the spoon and I can’t wait to taste the buttercream later!
So happy you had success with this recipe, Lisa! It’s one of my very favorites. Hope it was a hit at the Halloween party!
I just tried both the salted caramel and the SC buttercream frosting. Your descriptions were very accurate and helpful! I used the frosting to frost my husband’s 66th BD cake. Both recipes turned out perfectly! Thank you for posting! Super yummy!
That’s amazing, Carol! So happy you love the recipes!!
I’m not a big frosting person – I typically scrape off about 80% of it on cakes (even when I make them)… BUT this? This is amazing. Seriously, so good. I just licked the entire paddle after making it (don’t tell my kids). I may develop diabetes by the end of this fall because I plan on making this a lot. Thanks for the great recipe!
That’s so wonderful to hear, Alex! Haha I feel the same way about this recipe. So happy it was a hit!
This looks so delicious! What an easy way to doctor up something simple!
Thanks, Suzanne! I hope you get the chance to try it!
Also left a comment on the salted caramel recipe – which I used for this and it was amazing with my banana cake, which everyone agreed. Substituted sea salt flakes as can’t get kosher salt, and it was lovely every now and again a tiny taste of it! Smell of the caramel in the icing was dizzying! Thanks for a couple of great recipes. Don’t normally provide feedback but couldn’t see much from people who had already made it so thought help to add one having had such success with this!
Those cake flavors sound amaaazing! So happy you loved the recipes and thanks for sharing 🙂
Hi, would this be enough to fill and cover a 4 layer 8 inch cake?
Hi Jemma! For a 4 layer 8-inch cake I would double the recipe and it should be the perfect amount.
Thanks! Can’t wait to try it out
Oh my!! This is amazing! The directions were spot on, and I’m in love with the caramel and the frosting! This will be my go to recipe. I’m overjoyed, thank you for sharing!
Yay, Connie!! So happy you love the recipe and the instructions were easy to follow!
I’m going to try this frosting with Carmel filled chocolate cupcakes!! They are cooling now and getting ready to start the frosting!
Hi Laura! That sounds AMAZING! So excited for you to try this recipe 🙂
Hi have you tried colouring this white? Does it turn out okay?
Hi Taylor! I’ve never tried coloring this white. You can definitely give it a try but my assumption is it would take a lot of white food color gel to color it.
Hi, if I use food colouring eg red or blue in this recipe will the colour be affected by the slightly brown colour of the icing?
Hi Patricia! Yes, it will. Basically whichever color you mix into this buttercream will be a little muted since you’re starting with beige buttercream as opposed to white. If you’re going for super dark colors it might be possible, but just keep in mind it might be more of a muted tone than a true tone.
Thanks whitney!!!
What kind of cake would it tast best with?
Hi Jena! This salted caramel buttercream pairs really well with chocolate cake or vanilla cake.
Hi Whitney! Would this be enough to fill 2 10 inch Chocolate Cakes?
It will be a 3 layer cake.. and may coat the outside with the luscious looking buttercream, then covering in fondant for a birch tree look. Thank you in advance and sharing your recipe!
Hi Laura! This recipe will be enough to fill a 3 layer 10-inch cake. That sounds like it’s going to be lovely and delicious!
So where is the recipe for the salted caramel! Pintrest just takes you around in circles! Not a friendly site
Don’t show a recipe and then only give us half of it!!!
Hi Guida! Sorry Pinterest took you around in circles. I’m glad you ended up here! The recipe for the salted caramel is linked throughout this post but here’s the direct link: https://sugarandsparrow.com/salted-caramel-recipe/
Hi Whitney,
Why in this recipe you used more powdered sugar than the white chocolate butter cream recipe?
Can’t wait to try both
Hi Giulia, there isn’t really a scientific reason why there’s more powdered sugar in this buttercream recipe. It’s just the way I’ve always made it. If you’re concerned about the amount of sugar, you can always decrease it by 1/2 cup or more, just eyeball the consistency in the process to make sure it’s thick enough to spread/pipe.
I can’t wait to try this recipe in full next week for my husbands birthday cake… we have the same birthday just 10 years apart, and this is what he requested to be on and in his cake.. Cake layers to be my Italian cream white cake recipe. So I am 1000% sure your SCBC is going to be heavenly on it!
That sounds SO delicious, Caitlin! Can’t wait for you to try this!!
Where can we find your Italian cream white cake?
Yum!
Sounds wonderful! I’m planning on putting this on top of some decadent chocolate cupcakes for a friend’s birthday at work. Does this recipe make enough to pipe 24 cupcakes?
Hi Kate! This buttercream is SO tasty on chocolate cupcakes. To pipe 24 of them, I would 1.5 the recipe.
Thanks so much for getting back to me so quickly! I am so excited for these!
Oh my GOODNESS.
Just made this to use for a birthday cake. So impressed. Had to put it away to stop myself from eating it by the spoonful.
Yay, Tabitha! So happy to hear you love this recipe as much as I do. It is SO hard to stop eating it by the spoonful!!
Can I use a hand mixer? My stand mixer is broken!
Hi Bianca! A hand mixer will work just fine for this recipe 🙂
Hi
Where do you buy salted caramel ?
Hi Anu! I have never tried store bought salted caramel before, but I know that it can be found at some grocery stores in the aisle with the ice cream toppings. I always make it myself because it’s easy and tastes amazing. Here’s the recipe I use: https://sugarandsparrow.com/salted-caramel-recipe/
Hi,
can this also be used as a filling for the macarons?
Hi Joyce! This recipe would be perfect (and so tasty) as macaron filling!
Hi there, you mention topping cupcakes and filling cakes… what about covering a cake completely prior to putting fondant on it? Do you think it would tolerate the weight of fondant? And get a dry enough crust to put fondant on? Thankyou for any advice!
Hi Christine! This salted caramel buttercream will totally work for covering a cake before putting fondant on. It’s a crusting buttercream and I would recommend chilling it slightly prior to covering in fondant – that way you’ll get a firm surface and plenty of support for the fondant!
Thankyou so much! Can’t wait to try this on the weekend!
Thanks you very much
You’re so welcome, Olena!
Would this recipe be enough to fill a two layer cake and coat the outside completely?
Hi Finn! It depends on what diameter your layers are. It should be enough to fill and frost up to a two-layer 9-inch cake.