If you find American buttercream can often be a bit grainy and overly sweet, try Russian buttercream, which cleverly uses sweetened condensed milk.

This simple hack will leave you with ultra creamy and delicious dulce de leche caramel in approximately two to three hours.

Sweetened condensed milk is one of the most versatile ingredients you have stashed away in your pantry. From using it in decadent fudge or layered bars to mixing it into cake or brownie batter, sweetened condensed milk has certainly earned its place as a baking staple.