Caramel Butter Sauce
This is delicious over ice cream, fresh fruit, cake, and even apple crisp! many thanks to the wonderful bakinbaby for help in making the instructions clearer and making for a better recipe!
Steps
Combine sugar , water , salt , and cream of tartar in a heavy duty 2 quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat , stirring constantly , until the sugar dissolves.
Cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from the sides of the pan.
Remove cover , and cook without stirring , to a soft crack stage.
Watch carefully for it to turn light amber.
If it turns dark amber , it is burnt.
Add the butter and whisk it in quickly.
Remove from heat.
Add cream and whisk it inches.
Serve warm over ice cream , fresh fruit , cake , or apple crisp.
Ingredients
sugar, water, salt, cream of tartar, unsalted butter, whipping cream