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Whipped Frosting

This Whipped Frosting tastes just like the lightly sweetened version you'll find in most grocery store bakeries. This recipe makes around 4 cups of frosting - plenty for a two layer cake!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 335 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups butter softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

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  1. Add the milk and flour to a medium sauce pan over medium heat and whisk well. Keep whisking over medium to high heat, until the mixture begins to thicken to the consistency of a gravy or pudding. Remove the saucepan from heat and allow the mixture to cool.
  2. While the flour and milk mixture is cooking, beat together the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat well, at least 5 minutes. Make sure sugar and butter is well combined or your frosting will be a bit grainy. Beat in the vanilla until combined.
  3. Add the cooled flour mixture to the bowl and beat together until light and fluffy.
  4. Use frosting immediately or, if you prefer a stiffer frosting, refrigerate for 30 minutes before use.

Notes

  • For bright white frosting, use clear vanilla. If you'll be coloring the frosting, regular vanilla is fine.
  • To color the frosting, add food coloring in when combining the flour mixture and butter mixture. 
  • We use salted butter in this recipe as it's what we always have on hand. If using unsalted butter, add 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the recipe.

Nutrition Information

Calories 335kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Cholesterol 63mg (21%) Sodium 262mg (11%) Potassium 46mg (1%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 750IU (15%) Calcium 41mg (4%) Iron 0.1mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 335

% Daily Value*

Calories 335kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Cholesterol 63mg 21%
Sodium 262mg 11%
Potassium 46mg 1%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 750IU 15%
Calcium 41mg 4%
Iron 0.1mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.