Cooked Vanilla Frosting And My Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe 435 Recipes

COOKED VANILLA FROSTING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk the milk, flour, and salt together.
• Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the mixture is very thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar and butter together until smooth and creamy. There should be no grittiness left in the mixture.
• Beat in the cooled flour mixture until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Beat in the pure vanilla extract or bean paste.

COOKED VANILLA FROSTING (AND MY FAVORITE CHOCOLATE CAKE) RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• For the cake: Prepare 2 9-inch cake pans (I always line mine with parchment paper and then use a non-stick baking spray with flour. Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, & salt in a large bowl or in bowl of stand mixer. Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil, & vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. (Batter will be thin.) Divide evenly into cake pans (this cake makes a great sheet cake or cupcakes). Bake for 20 minutes (for cupcakes) or 27 minutes (approx) for a baking pan at 350°F or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely and frost. FOR THE FROSTING: Whisk together in a saucepan the flour and milk. Cook over medium heat until starting to thicken and cook for a minute or two more-- don't let it get too thick or it will be too stiff when it cools. (The roux has to boil for a little bit for the flour to cook and lose its starchy flavor.) Pour into a wide bowl and allow to cool, stirring now and again. If the roux is lumpy when it cools, just press it through a fine sieve. Beat together a cup of unsalted butter and a cup of granulated sugar until light (you really need an electric hand mixer or stand mixer for this). Beat in the cooled roux about two tablespoons at a time. As you beat and add the roux, the frosting turns creamy (6-8 minutes) instead of grainy from the sugar -- almost like "magic"! Add 1-2 tsp vanilla and beat some more until it's light and creamy. TIP: Don't chill the roux in the fridge or it will be too hard to beat stuff into.

COOKED ICING (FROSTING)

Steps:

• In a small sauce pan, combine 1/2 c milk and flour. Over low heat, whisk together to remove lumps from flour. When mixture is smooth, add in sugar and remaining milk. Continue to whisk and increase heat to medium. Bring mixture to a boil and continue to whisk for one minute. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl. Place plastic wrap over top to prevent a 'skin' from forming. Let cool completely (may place in refrigerator).
• When mixture is cool, combine butter or margarine and shortening in a large mixing bowl. Beat well till combined. Add flour/sugar/milk mixture along with salt and vanilla and beat well.