Ora's Favorite Frosting

"No cake would be complete without frosting and my bubby parted with this as well."
 
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Ready In:
8mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
10-12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine flour, cocoa and salt in medium saucepan.
  • Gradually stir in milk until well blended.
  • Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly (I use a whisk); let cool.
  • Beat together shortening and margarine in a separate bowl until creamy.
  • Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
  • Blend in vanilla.
  • Add flour mixture; beat until smooth.

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Reviews

  1. This is a chocolate version of our favorite frosting for red velvet cake. To get it right, you really need to beat the shortenings ans sugar together till it is VERY fluffy - a stand mixer is best. And then you have to beat in the flour/milk mixture for at least 4 or 5 minutes on high seed to make the icing come together. When it's done right, it is delicious, not too sweet and very light-textured. Also, I used butter instead of margarine - makes a big flavor improvement.
     
  2. Ok Ms. Ora, I didn't care at all for this frosting. Not very chocolatey and a little runny. We added about fifteen melted candy kisses to add some flavor. Sorry. I won't rate it. Maybe someone else will have a better opinion!
     
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  1. This is a chocolate version of our favorite frosting for red velvet cake. To get it right, you really need to beat the shortenings ans sugar together till it is VERY fluffy - a stand mixer is best. And then you have to beat in the flour/milk mixture for at least 4 or 5 minutes on high seed to make the icing come together. When it's done right, it is delicious, not too sweet and very light-textured. Also, I used butter instead of margarine - makes a big flavor improvement.
     

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I bake. If I cooked meals as well as I baked I'd be in real business! The meals I prepare for my husband and two toddlers are imaginative and healthy as I try to stay away from too much pasta and carbohydrates. I blend (read hide) vegetables for the 3.5 year old and serve them straight to the 2.3 year old. My passion is coming up with new ways to bake a cookie or bake an imaginitive cake. I have no need for any Wilton decorating course, as I am self taught and artistic. I write a column on interesting people in the city I live in and find that more often than not, people just want to tell you everything they can about themselves...they just want to be asked.
 
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