HESTER'S RED VELVET CAKE ICING

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My Great Grandmother Hester's recipe, as given to me by my Great Aunt Jan.

Provided by Carri Smith

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings

Time 45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup milk
¼ cup flour
1 cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Cook the milk and flour in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula until thickened, about 5 minutes. Place the mixture in the refrigerator until chilled.
  • Combine the vegetable shortening, sugar, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until well blended. Beat the chilled milk mixture into the shortening mixture until fluffy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.2 calories, Carbohydrate 19.6 g, Cholesterol 1.6 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 8.4 mg, Sugar 17.7 g

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