Frosting that will get you hugs
Frosting that will get you hugs
There are two kinds of people: those who lick the frosting off a piece a cake and then those who eat the cake and not the frosting.
Ingredients
- 5 Tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks, room temperature (see note))
- 1 cup granulated white sugar (not powdered sugar)
Instructions
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In a small saucepan, whisk flour into milk and heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens. It took me around 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn it. Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature. You can place the saucepan over ice in the sink for about 10 minutes or so until the mixture cools if you are in a hurry. Stir in vanilla. This mixture must be completely cooled in order for the frosting to work.
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While the mixture is cooling, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then add the cooled milk/flour/vanilla mixture and beat until it all combines and resembles whipped cream. Make sure you scrape down the sides every so often so that it all gets incorporated and whipped. If it's not looking like whipped cream, keep on whipping. This frosting is great for piping. Best served the same day.
Recipe Notes
Note: Your butter must be room temperature for this to work. Don't microwave it to get it soft. Bring it to room temperature on the counter.
Source: recipe from The Pioneer Woman
My frosting came together well but I used less butter as it seemed too oily. Why did that happen? After cake frosted the frosting seemed wet. More flour? More sugar?
How should you store this? Does it need to be refrigerated??
Will this recipe work for frosting a cake?
Yes absolutely!
My mother-in-law taught me this same recipe 49 years ago and it’s my go to frosting recipe. In fact everyone in the family requests it. I think I could get away with half as much cake and twice as much frosting and they’d all be thrilled.
Awesome!
I tried this recipe in 2011. i still remember how tasty this is. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe
You’re welcoem!