Nana's Red Velvet Cake Icing
photo by Olive
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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1 cake
ingredients
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2 lb butter (do not use margarine)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Mix the flour and milk in a small saucepan.
- Over medium heat bring to a slow boil while stirring constantly (use a wisk).
- Boil until thick, remove from heat, place pan in refrigerator.
- While boiled mixture is cooling, using mixer cream together butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- When boiled mixture is completely cool add to butter mixture and beat until very fluffy and thick.
Reviews
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This is the same cooked icing recipe that I have been using to ice red cakes for 35 years. I got the recipe from my aunt whom made this icing to put on all her red cakes back in the 1950's. In my opinion, it is the only icing that should be allowed on red cakes, not the cream cheese version, lol. This cooked icing recipe also goes very well on dark chocolate cake and pistachio cake. Thanks for posting this recipe, Jessica.