that's the best frosting i've ever had

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Renee' Warnock
Houston, TX

This recipe is from Ree Drummond's site www.thepioneerwoman.com; contributed by Missy Dew. The title alone got me interested and then I read the ingredients. I had everything on hand and tried it yesterday. It's really not like any other frosting I've ever had. Even my teenage son asked "what is this?"...and not in a bad way! Try it and you will be in love with this recipe. I put it on chocolate cupcakes. Divine.

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For that's the best frosting i've ever had

  • 5 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    butter (yes, 2 sticks)
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar (not powdered sugar)

How To Make that's the best frosting i've ever had

  • 1
    In a small saucepan, whisk flour into milk, stirring constantly, until it thickens. You want it to be very thick, thicker than cake mix, more like a brownie mix is. Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature. It must be completely cool before you use it in the next step. Stir in vanilla.
  • 2
    While the mixture is cooling, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. You don't want any sugar graininess left. Then add the completely cooled milk/flour/vanilla mixture and beat the living daylights out of it. If it looks separated you haven't beaten it enough! Beat it until it all combines and resembles whipped cream.
  • 3
    Now it's ready to spread on a cooled cake. Enjoy!
  • 4
    (My own suggestions: Let the sticks of butter soften somewhat before you start creaming with the sugar and use a deep bowl. I had butter chips flying everywhere. And use a non-stick saucepan. The flour/milk mixture came right out.)

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