Whipped Icing III

By Lenore

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This icing has been in the family for years. Almost every cake I had as a child was topped with this icing thus it is my favorite. I enjoy it best on a devils food cake with the icing flavored with almond. It is a whipped cream icing recipe however my family called it wedding cake icing. I have tried several whipped cream icing recipes to see if I could find one that I liked better. This one wins each time when taking both texture and flavor into consideration. It does take time to prepare with a moderate level of difficulty but is well worth the effort. My mom always made it a family effort and the children loved making it. When we were older, she had the boyfriends in on it as well! Enjoy!

Whipped Icing III

Ingredients

1 cup WHOLE milk
4 tbsp Robin Hood all-purpose flour
1 cup SUPERFINE sugar
1 cup soften SALTED butter
1 tsp McCormick vanilla or almond extract

Instructions

STEP 1
Using a small size pot, add the flour to the whole milk, while stirring with a wire wisk.
Heat the mixture on low, stirring CONSTANTLY with a wire wisk, until thickened to the consistency of a heavy gravy. The low temp and constant stirring prevents lumps from forming which will result in a lumpy icing.
Place COVERED pot in the refrigerator until mixture is cool. Do not cool too long as mixture will develop a thick skin which will make the icing lumpy!
STEP 2
Cream the butter and sugar together until very smooth. It will take forever if you use regular sugar instead of superfine.
Mix in the almond or vanilla.
STEP 3
Add the milk/flour mixture to the sugar/butter mixture one tablespoon at a time. Allow each addition to mix thoroughly before adding the next. Mix until light and fluffy.
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