Praline Frosting

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 0.5 cup pecans chopped
• 0.5 cup powdered sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Bake pecans on a baking sheet at 350 for 15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once.
2. Bring butter, brown sugar, and cream to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium heat, stirring often; boil, stirring often, 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat, and whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
4. Add toasted pecans; stir gently 3 minutes or until frosting begins to cool and thicken slightly.