Best Brown Sugar Caramel Rum Buttercream Recipes

BUTTER RUM CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper and oil parchment.
• Bring brown sugar, cream, butter, salt, and 1/4 cup rum to a boil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until butter is melted, then boil over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until thermometer registers 248°F (firm-ball stage), about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and remaining teaspoon rum. Pour into baking pan and cool completely until firm, 1 to 2 hours. Invert caramel onto a cutting board, then discard parchment and turn caramel glossy side up. Cut into 1-inch squares.

BROWN SUGAR CAKE WITH RUM-CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening (do not use cooking spray); coat with flour. In large bowl, beat sugars and butter with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Add milk, vanilla and eggs. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
• Beat in flour, baking powder and salt until mixture is smooth and well blended. Spread in pan.
• Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat caramel topping and rum over low heat, stirring occasionally, until well blended and warm. Serve warm topping over slices of cake.

BUTTER RUM CARAMELS

Steps:

• Butter an 8-inch square metal baking pan (do not use glass) and set on a rack. In a 5-quart heavy kettle cook cream, sugars, corn syrup, butter, and salt over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon and washing down any sugar crystals clinging to side of pan with a brush dipped in cold water, until sugars are completely dissolved, about 15 minutes. Boil mixture, without stirring, until a candy or digital thermometer registers 245°F., about 15 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add extract, swirling pan until combined. Immediately pour caramel into baking pan set on rack and cool completely. Chill caramel until firm, at least 12 hours, and up to 1 week.
• Line a cutting board with wax paper and invert caramel onto it. Bring caramel to room temperature, about 30 minutes. With an oiled sharp knife cut caramel into pieces, each about 3/4 inch long and 1/3 inch wide.
• Individually wrap caramel pieces in wax paper or candy wrappers or layer between sheets of wax paper (do not use foil or parchment) in an airtight container. Caramels keep at cool room temperature 2 weeks.