Buttercream Frosting
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 10
Ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄2 lb cold unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Measure first three ingredients into saucepan and mix thoroughly, then stir in milk until smooth.
- Place over medium heat and cook while stirring constantly until VERY THICK. If not smooth when partially cooked, beat with rotary beater until smooth and then continue cooking.
- Remove from heat and turn into a 2 or 3 quart mixing bowl. For quick cooling-place bowl in cold water. Mixture should be cool enough to NOT melt butter.
- Remove a stick of butter at a time from refrigerator, cut butter into 1/2" pieces. Beat butter into cooled mixture about 2 Tbs at a time, beating until smooth after each addition of butter.
- When all butter is incorporated beat in flavoring. (Other flavors of extract can be used with success).
- Entire beating takes 8-10 minutes. Frosting will spread more evenly if chilled 5-10 minutes after mixing. Thickly covers 3-9" layers. Store cake in refrigerator until serving.
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