Aunt Irene's Frosting

Name: Aunt Irene's Frosting
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin; 3 eggs; 2 cups milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup heavy whipping cream

4 Ratings
3 Reviews

Luscious, creamy frosting that doesn't taste too sweet. This frosting is delicious on any cake, but I especially like it on coconut cake, sprinkled generously with coconut between layers and on top of cake.

By Dorothy Young

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Yield:

3 cups

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Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin
3 eggs
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

Step 1
In a medium sized saucepan, stir the sugar, flour, cornstarch and gelatin together. Add the eggs and beat until smooth. Beat in the milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the butter and the vanilla. Let cool and chill until cold.n

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Step 2
Once cold, beat until smooth and fluffy.n
Step 3
Whip the cream into soft peaks and fold it into the frosting. Makes enough to frost one 8 or 9 inch layer cake.n

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

188 calories; protein 3.9g; carbohydrates 20.4g; fat 10.3g; cholesterol 79.5mg; sodium 49.8mg. Full Nutrition

Allrecipes Member

03/03/2001

Maybe the frosting tastes good with coconuts on it, but not on its own. The consistency was more like a mushy, heavy custard than the light frosting I was looking for.

4 Ratings

5 star values: 1
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 1

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03/03/2001

Maybe the frosting tastes good with coconuts on it, but not on its own. The consistency was more like a mushy, heavy custard than the light frosting I was looking for.

KIM K

02/10/2001

came out like pancake batter and did not have a very good flavor

Allrecipes Member

09/19/2001

This was very tasty. However, I used Cool Whip instead of heavy whipping cream. This made the recipe easier. I frosted a coconut pound cake rather than a layer cake. It received raved reviews at a covered dish party.

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