Frost your cake with Cool Whip Butterscotch Frosting.
Yield: At least 10 pieces of decadent butterscotch cake. Serve with tall glasses of ice-cold milk or cups of strong coffee.
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
- 6 oz bag of butterscotch chips (or measure one cup of chips which is roughly half of an 11-ounc bag by weight)
- 8 oz tub of FROZEN Cool Whip (Do NOT thaw!)
Hannah's 1st Note: Make sure you use the original Cool Whip, not the sugar free or the realwhipped cream type of Cool Whip. Place the cup of butterscotch chips in your food processor or blender. Chop them into smaller pieces so that they will melt faster.
Place the Cool Whip in a microwave-safe bowl. Add the chopped butterscotch chips to theBowl. Microwave the bowl on HIGH for 1 minute and then let it sit in the microwave for an additional minute. Take the bowl out of the microwave and stir to see if the butterscotch chips have melted. Ifthey haven't, heat in 30-second intervals with 1-minute standing times until you succeed inmelting the chips. Take the bowl out of the microwave and let it sit on the countertop or on a cold stovetop burner for 15 minutes. This standing time will thicken the icing.
When the time is up, give the bowl a stir and remove your cake from the refrigerator. Frostyour Ultimate Butterscotch Bundt Cake with the frosting and don't forget the crater in the middle. Return your cake to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before cutting it and servingto your guests.