Buttercream Frosting

"Great with chocolate cake!! A family favorite!"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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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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Reviews

  1. This turned out clumpy,clear, and liquidy. I had to keep adding and adding then straining the confection sugar to make it more hard. I finally decided to add cocoa powder, and that fixed everything. It tastes a lot better now!
     
  2. I thought this recipe was too sweet and that the flour made it too heavy. Also, there was not enough frosting to frost a 9x13 cake. I tried making it again, and doubled the butter, salt, & milk. I used a little less than 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 t. of vanilla, and only 3/4 cup of sugar. It turned out extremely fluffy and melted in our mouths. My husband loved it.
     
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Update 6/10: I like to cook more than bake. I like to do a lot of cooking on weekends making dishes that work well as left-overs for lunches. My favorite things to make are Mexican type dishes (enchiladas), soups and different kinds of chili. I love to hang out and swap recipes with my sister Kathy (Chef #: Kasia#3). She has taught me so much about cooking and is a great joy to be with. I work full time as an office manager for a packaging company. I have no children - I am VERY happy just to be an aunt. Even to all the friends of my neices & nephews have adopted me! I enjoy gardening, cooking (of course), reading, playing on the computer and going on weekend trips in either a hotel or a tent. I love going to summer festivals, my favorite being Summerfest in Milwaukee. I a little bit of a rock music geek I spent way too much time playing with my iPod. This hobby has earned me the right of people calling me at odd hours to name that tune or lyric. My favorite cookbook is the cookbook from my mom's church & my Betty Crocker cookbooks (one old & one new).</p>
 
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