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Hester's Red Velvet Cake Icing
Carri Smith
"My Great Grandmother Hester's recipe, as given to me by my Great Aunt Jan."
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Ingredients
45 m servings 236 calsOriginal recipe yields 12 servings
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- 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
Per Serving: 236 calories; 17.5 g fat; 19.6 g carbohydrates; 0.9 g protein; 2 mg cholesterol; 8 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Read all reviews 1516 Ratings
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Most helpful positive review
4/23/2011
This is a traditional Red Velvet Cake icing, sometimes called Waldorf-Astoria Frosting. Other versions use butter in place of Crisco, or have slightly more flour. I prefer the butter variety, bu...
Most helpful critical review
2/20/2012
I have to agree with another viewer that this frosting tastes too strongly of shortening. It actually has left an aftertaste in my mouth, so I will have to try something else for my red velvet ...
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4/23/2011
This is a traditional Red Velvet Cake icing, sometimes called Waldorf-Astoria Frosting. Other versions use butter in place of Crisco, or have slightly more flour. I prefer the butter variety, bu...
6/30/2011
I fully expected to not like this recipe. It just seemed odd to me, but I kept hearing great things about it so I decided to give it a shot. It is fantastic! Incredibly light, smooth, and del...
8/4/2011
I've never written a review here before, but this recipe stunned me into amazement so I had to share. I ran out of icing sugar and needed a last minute recipe to make some cupcake frosting befo...
2/20/2012
I have to agree with another viewer that this frosting tastes too strongly of shortening. It actually has left an aftertaste in my mouth, so I will have to try something else for my red velvet ...
6/14/2011
I used rice milk, cooked 1/4 cup sugar with the milk and flour and added 1/4 t salt and 3 T cocoa for an amazing chocolate icing.
11/20/2011
The frosting was easy to make and had a good texture. However, the taste was disappointing. It had a strong after taste of vegetable shortening.
2/17/2013
This recipe is similar to the filling in good old fashioned twinkies and the original filling type for Whoopie Pies(or Gobs) before the invention of Marshmallow Fluff. To tweak this recipe for f...
3/3/2012
This is the best and the Original Recipe, which was handed down in my family 3 generations. This is the true icing for Red Velvet Cake.