Fluffy Cooked Icing Made Without Flour?

Joanne

September 9, 20100 found this helpful

Here are a couple that I have:
The first one I use as a filling for a cookie that I make but I have used it for frosting cakes as well.
Icing:
5 Tbsp. flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix flour and milk in a saucepan. Cook over low heat until thick. Remove from heat, place in a bowl and let cool, but do not let it get cold. Cream butter and shortening for 4 minutes with electric mixer. Gradually add sugar and beat until well mixed. Add flour paste mixture and beat for 4 minutes or until smooth.

French Buttercream Icing

2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk
1 cup butter, cold, divided
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Place sugar, flour and salt in saucepan and mix thoroughly. Stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is very thick. Remove from heat and pour into mixing bowl. Cool to room temperature. Add 1/2 cup of butter at a time and beat until smooth. Add vanilla extract and beat well.

I am sure you could use 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening in the second recipe. All butter makes it very rich.

Hope this is what you are looking for. Enjoy!

susan winship
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September 14, 20100 found this helpful

I don't have the recipe but Italian meringue icing is similar, butter but no flour. As I remember you make a heavy syrup, beat the hell out of it then when it's coolish add butter and vanilla.

Marilyn

October 14, 20200 found this helpful

Eileen, My grandmother used to make the same frosting. Here is her recipe (I believe it is the one that you are looking for):

3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening, like Crisco
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Heat the milk in a saucepan, watching closely, until warm. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, beating vigorously with a spoon, until sugar and shortenings are dissolved. This frosting is best kept refrigerated.