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

Sima Tamang
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This icing is delicious! It's the perfect topping for a red velvet cake. I'll definitely be making this again.


Divine Nwaobosi
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This icing is amazing! It's so smooth and creamy, and it has the perfect amount of sweetness. I've used it to frost red velvet cakes and cupcakes, and it's always a hit.


Md Saka hi
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This icing is delicious! It's the perfect topping for a red velvet cake. I'll definitely be making this again.


Arieanna Gibbs
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I love this icing! It's so easy to make and it tastes amazing. I've used it to frost red velvet cupcakes and they always turn out perfect.


Malak Mhadhbi
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This icing is so delicious! It's the perfect topping for a red velvet cake. I'll definitely be making this again.


Patrick Pierre
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I'm not a baker, but I was able to make this icing easily. It's so simple to follow, and the results are amazing!


Princess Kainat
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This icing is amazing! It's so smooth and creamy, and it has the perfect amount of sweetness. I've used it to frost red velvet cakes and cupcakes, and it's always a hit.


MD NADA
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I love this icing! It's so light and fluffy, and it has a great flavor. I've used it to frost red velvet cupcakes, and they always turn out perfect.


a Nayef
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This is the best red velvet cake icing recipe I've found! It's so easy to make, and it tastes amazing. I've used it to frost cakes and cupcakes, and it's always a hit.


Yonatan Yoni
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I made this icing for my red velvet cake, and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it. It's so smooth and creamy, and it has the perfect amount of sweetness.


Anthony Hirsh
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This icing is delicious! It's so easy to make, and it's the perfect topping for a red velvet cake. I'll definitely be making this again.


padam rawat
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I'm not a huge fan of red velvet cake, but this icing is amazing! It's so smooth and creamy, and it has the perfect amount of sweetness. I could eat it by the spoonful.


mr bot
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This is the best red velvet cake icing I've ever tasted! It's so rich and creamy, and it has the perfect balance of sweetness and tartness. I'll definitely be making this again and again.


ALL TECHNICAL STUDIO
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I made this icing for my red velvet cupcakes, and they turned out perfect! The icing is so smooth and creamy, and it has the perfect amount of sweetness. I'll definitely be making this icing again.


Andrea Absence
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This icing is amazing! It's so light and fluffy, and it has a great flavor. I used it to frost a chocolate cake, and it was a huge success. I'll definitely be making this again.


Kharoti Ba mane
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I've been looking for a red velvet cake icing recipe that doesn't use cream cheese, and this one is perfect! It's so easy to make, and it tastes delicious. I'll definitely be making this again.


Farduus Muxumed
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This red velvet cake icing is the best I've ever had! It's so smooth and creamy, and it has the perfect amount of sweetness. I used it to frost a red velvet cake for my daughter's birthday, and it was a huge hit. Thanks for sharing this recipe!