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This recipe requires basic cooking skills and a decent mixer. Don't try it if you don't know how to make a roux. This is my family's favorite frosting and I will occasionally add some cocoa for a chocolate version. Yum!
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To the reviewer who gave it one star and said it was grainy...I think you may have had your butter too soft and you didn't spend enough time whipping. Because this is the CREAMIEST FLUFFIEST and most DELICIOUS frosting recipe ever. It is smooth and silky not overly sweet and not overly buttery. "Until fluffy" really should say "at least 8 minutes" because it can be fluffy but not all the sugar will have dissolved. If you want an awesome orange frosting add a teaspoon or two of orange extract and for color add some orange food color. It tastes just like a 50/50 or Dreamsickle ice cream bar. I frosted my orange cupcakes with this and because it's less sweet than regular buttercream my family loved it. I also find that if you cook the flour and milk on low for a longer amount of time you lose the floury taste. I whisked on low heat for about 10 minutes and actually added a bit more milk to keep it from getting too clumpy. I now use 4 tablespoons of flour to the 1 cup of milk. Slow and low!
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This had a good taste but it was runny instead of fluffy. I haven't figured out what I done wrong yet. I might have to give it another try. It wasn't too sweet but just sweet enough. Thanks.
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I used this recipe on a lemon pound cake (recipe also from this site) It was just what I was looking for. I cut it in half and it worked great. Thanks for sharing.
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This frosting tasted really bad and had a texture I did not care for. It seriously looked like hair gel. It never fluffed; it was always thick.
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Great frosting easy to make. For smooth creamy results stir cooled flour mixture through a seive before combining with butter mixture. This will keep in the fridge for several days. Remove from fridge warm to room temp stir vigorously and it will return to it's original smooth creamy texture.
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Wow this frosting is a new favorite. I followed the recipe ingredients exactly but read the reviews as I made and was worried the whole time it would not come out right. My white sauce got really thick and lumpy as I was not watching/stirring the whole time so tried whisking smooth but it still had lumps so I put in the fridge to chill anyway. I beat my butter/sugar mixture for more than 10 minutes but it still seemed really grainy (I used regular sugar) so I was really losing hope. I pushed the chilled white sauce through a seive to get rid of any lumps and beat into the frosting and it all came together perfectly! This frosting is light and fluffy but not overly sickly sweet like buttercream frosting can be. Reminds me of the kind of fluffy frosting you get from good bakeries that you love but you can never recreate at home....well this is it! Was awesome on a simple chocolate cake but I am sure would be great on any recipe.
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This recipe didn't work for me. Mine didn't firm up or anything like that and I did not care for the flavor.
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This was very grainy and greasy. Recipe called for white sugar but maybe it was supposed to be powdered sugar or confectioner's sugar. Won't make it again.
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