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Nut Caramel Frosting

6 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

165
Calories
7g
Protein
8g
Fat
14g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Water not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup water
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • Whites 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup English walnut meats, broken in pieces

Directions

1

Boil sugar and water as for White Mountain Cream. Pour gradually, while beating constantly, on beaten whites of eggs, and continue the beating until mixture is nearly cool. Set pan containing mixture in pan of boiling water, and cook over range, stirring constantly, until mixture becomes granular around edge of pan. Remove from pan of hot water and beat, using a spoon, until mixture will hold its shape. Add nuts and vanilla, pour on cake, and spread with back of spoon, leaving a rough surface.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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