Betty's Penuche Icing for Her Applesauce Spice Cake Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates a penuche candy icing for the Applesauce Spice Cake, uploaded yesterday. Penuche is known in the Southern states, as well as parts of New England. It is a wonderful, caramel flavored candy, that can be used as icing, and it goes perfectly with Applesauce Cake or Spice Cake, so I put it on an Applesauce Spice Cake!!!

Ingredients:

1 stick butter or margarine
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup milk
2 cups confectioner's sugar
hot water, as needed

In a medium-sized saucepan, melt 1 stick of butter or margarine. Add 1 cup brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add 1/4 cup milk, and bring back, just to a boil, stirring constantly. Cool to lukewarm. Gradually add 2 cups confectioner's sugar, as needed. (You may not need all of it.) Beat the candy until it is of spreading consistency. If it is too thick, add a little hot water; if too thin, add more confectioner's sugar. Spread it generously on my 9-inch square Applesauce Spice Cake. (This is enough icing to spread a two-layer cake.) Very Southern! Very delicious!!!

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[Brookfield2009]

You cake looks delicious. Haha, you could of made me one!(= Also, Betty, I have a quick question to ask you. On a scale from 1 - 20, 1 being "horrible" 10being "Alright, but had better" and a 20 being "Excelent!" What would you rank that Applesauce Spice Cake with Penuche icing? My personal rank would probably be nearly 17+ out of 20, and I've not even had a cake, that rating is just based on looks!(:

~Bailey :)

[bettyskitchen]

@Brookfield2009 That particular cake with its icing is definitely 17+++!

--Betty :)

[Fairaday1]

I have lived in the southern US all my life, and we always called this frosting,

"caramel-icing". My mom hated making it for some reason, but that, with a spice cake recipe was probably the most

requested dessert at my house...thanx for this video, Ms. Betty !

[bettyskitchen]

This is wonderful on spice cake! I hope you get an opportunity to try the recipe! Thanks for your lovely comment!

--Bettty :)

[sophiespazzface]

Your icing looks fantastic! I've never heard of this icing before (I live in the UK) and I'm going to try it tonight with, funnily enough, an apple cake that's in the oven right now! Great video :)

[bettyskitchen]

I think you will *love* the penuche icing! And it goes really well with an apple cake! Thanks for commenting (and trying!)

--Betty :)

[futuristfood]

Bettys Kitchen Rocks! yummmm. thats the best icing! im trying!! yeah! what a treat! thabks for sharing! that is ultra special!

[monicatovar]

that looks awesome

[heycolslaw]

You didn't taste it! You're supposed to tell us how mouth-wateringly Flavorful it is!

[bettyskitchen]

I hope you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks for your comment!

--Betty :)