Bougie Brown Sugar Frosting

This brown sugar frosting demands the perfect canvas to show off its high-class taste.

That’s why bougie brown sugar frosting goes so well with our Very Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes or our Especially Espresso Chocolate Cake. And it tops our Bangin Banana Cake beautifully.

There are many uses for this brown sugar frosting but you must give it the respect it deserves. Because this is no ordinary frosting. And you don’t just throw this together like any old icing treat. This coddled classy confection needs attention or it won’t come to your party.

And if bougie brown sugar frosting feels its non-dairy milk mixture isn’t cold enough or the non-dairy butter isn’t room temperature then it will bounce. A broken bougie brown sugar is not what you want!

Oh Behave, baby!

But this frosting will behave as long as you give it what it needs to be happy. And when that happens, brown sugar frosting is a beautiful thing. A brown sugar whipped cream dream.  So it’s worth the extra attention you must give this high-class creation.

I knew this recipe was a keeper when Don tried it and said we had to make this one again. That is your guarantee that this frosting is the real deal. Hey! It has the Big Guy seal of approval!

The Bougie Brown Sugar Requirements

So here’s the deal: temperature is key. But, if your brown sugar frosting isn’t happy with the temp and decides to split, as in separates, literally, you can coax it back by warming or cooling the mixture, depending on the problem. It’s best to make sure the milk mixture and the vegan butter and shortening mixture are at room temperature before mixing together to avoid problems.

Also, I found it’s best to use this frosting as a topping, not a filling. Bougie Brown Sugar Frosting likes to be showcased, not squeezed between layers as I tried here:

LAYER CAKE FAILURE (but it still tastes great!)

No powdered sugar, no problem!

This frosting has saved my day when I make a cake and realize, too little, too late, that I don’t have enough powdered sugar for the frosting. An online search provided an answer and I heart eating is my hero. It requires no powdered sugar and tastes amazing. And I veganized the recipe. Kate’s frosting, made vegan, is the best. Love, love, love.

Bougie Brown Sugar Frosting benefits

Swirly clouds of light and fluffy frosting, with just the right amount of sweetness, while saving the day when you’re short of powdered sugar, make the best frosting ever! Mic drop…

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Bougie Brown Sugar Frosting

No powdered sugar necessary when you make bougie brown sugar frosting. It’s a beautiful thing!

Course Dessert

Cuisine vegan

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 5 cups

Author thehamptonsvegan

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups soy milk
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup sustainably sourced vegan shortening or use 1 1/2 cups shortening and omit vegan butter
• 3/4 cup vegan margarine/butter like Miyokos brand
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

Instructions

• Place non-dairy milk in a small saucepan on medium heat.
• Whisk in flour and continue to whisk until the mixture turns thick and has a mayonnaise-like consistency.
• Set aside to cool to room temperature until no heat is left in the mixture.
• Place room-temperature shortening and margarine or butter in a stand mixer with brown sugar and mix on medium-high for about 3 minutes.
• Add vanilla to the cooled milk/flour mixture and blend well.
• Add milk mixture to butter/sugar mixture in a stand mixer.
• Let frostiong mix on med/high for another 5 minutes until no sugar granules are detected.
• Use promptly on cooled cake and refrigerate to store.