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Brown Sugar Icing

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 3/4 cup

Ingredients

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk, plus more as needed
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, plus more as needed

Preparation

  1. Combine the brown sugar, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat; whisk in the vanilla and confectioners’ sugar. If the icing is too thick to drizzle, stir in a little more milk. If it is too thin, add a little more confectioners’ sugar. Let cool slightly before using.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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