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Posted by JodieF in Fillings
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Rating: 9.8/10 (25 votes cast)
This is absolutely wonderful, creamy and rich. It makes a very thick caramel after it cools. I’ve used it to frost cupcakes, as a cake filling and to dip apples! Delicious!
Thick Caramel Sauce or Filling
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (do not substitute)
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
In a heavy saucepan, bring butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk to a boil over medium heat, stirring. Carefully stir in whipping cream. Attach a candy thermometer to your pan. Continue to stir until the caramel reaches 238 degrees, or the soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt.
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I don’t even want to think about it!
11 Responses
jobueno
October 26th, 2009 at 8:32 am
This is an EXCELLENT recipe. I made this to fill an Amaretto flavored cake and can not tell you how people raved about it.
young9
January 28th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
tried this recipe today and it is WONDERFUL!! i used it on a WASC chocolate cake and then had leftovers and had it on our vanilla ice cream tonight. sooo yummy!
moca_cakes
February 5th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
used it to fill a snickers cake…delicious!
noahsmummy
February 13th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
how big a can?…
JodieF
February 16th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
A can is 14 ounces.
JenLGAJ
March 1st, 2010 at 9:51 am
do you need to use a dam when using this as a filling???
JenLGAJ
March 1st, 2010 at 10:02 am
also…. how do I store this once its made??? so far it tastes and looks delicious!!!!!
SoonerGirl1968
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Question… I made this last week to fill a chocolate turtle engagement cake and it was DELICIOUS! However, it was an absolute nightmare when it came to slicing through the layers. It was like cutting leather. Can you please tell me how to use this as a filling without it doing this? I massacred the cake trying to serve it. I would love to use it again as I prefer the taste over my other recipe, but I hate to send it out like that.
JodieF
March 15th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Was the cake very cold when you tried to cut it?? That’s all I can think of. Either that or you overcooked the caramel past the soft ball stage. Even straight out of the fridge I can run a knife through it easily. When I’ve used it as a filling, I use whatever I’m using to ice the cake as a dam….American or SMBC
I store the caramel in the refrigerator, although another member ran it by her Health Department and they said it was safe fine without refrigeration.
I’m sorry for any delay answering the questions. I had no way of knowing they were posted!
Jodie
jclvs2
March 18th, 2010 at 8:18 am
I would like to try your reciepe and was wondering do you have to fill the cake right after you make the caramel? Not real familiar with working with caramel. Thanks for any advice.
JodieF
March 18th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
No…I usually make the caramel a few days in advance. You can always warm it at 10 second intervals in the microwave if you think it’s too thick.
Jodie
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