Easy Caramel Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 stick margarine
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

In a large skillet, combine margarine and sugar.
Place over medium
heat
and
cook, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and
syrup
is
light
golden brown.
Add milk, stirring constantly.
(The
mixture
will
tend
to
lump,
but becomes smooth with further cooking.) Cook over medium heat, stirring, until a small
amount
dropped into a small bowl of cold water forms a
soft
ball.
Remove from heat.
Add vanilla.
Beat to almost
spreading consistency.
Spread on your favorite chocolate or yellow cake which has been cooled.