Cream Cheese Frosting with Brown Butter and Bourbon

Name: Cream Cheese Frosting with Brown Butter and Bourbon
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 120
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters butter, divided; 946 milliliters confectioners sugar; 227 grams package cream cheese; 2 Tbsps heavy cream; 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped; 1 fluid ounces 1/2 fluid ounce bourbon whiskey

Cream Cheese Frosting with Brown Butter and Bourbon might be just the frosting you are searching for. This recipe serves 120. One serving contains 33 calories, 0g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cream cheese, heavy cream, confectioners' sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally and cook until the milk solids turn brown and give off a nutty fragrance, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Combine the remaining 1/4 butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl.

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Pour the browned butter into the mixing bowl and set aside for about three minutes, letting the warm butter soften the cream cheese and cold butter. Scrape the black seeds from the vanilla bean and add them to the bowl.

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Add the bourbon and mix on low speed until smooth.

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Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and cream, alternating between the two, until the proper consistency is reached. If the frosting is too soft for decorating, refrigerate it for about half an hour before using.

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