NANA'S RED VELVET CAKE ICING

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My mother in law gave me this recipe. She has been making it for 40 years! I use it for all of my cakes, I can't stand regular icing. This icing is not too sweet or buttery. This icing does best if cake is kept in the fridge.

Provided by Jessica Hayes

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 5

5 tablespoons flour
1/2 lb butter (do not use margarine)
1 cup milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2404.8, Fat 193.4, SaturatedFat 122.2, Cholesterol 522.2, Sodium 1743.9, Carbohydrate 161.6, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 118.1, Protein 14

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