This was my first time making any kind of buttercream frosting, and it was ridiculously easy. And it was Oh My God good. We’re thinking of making another batch and just eating it as a dip with fresh fruit. Super simple and super yummy.
Ingredients
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1½ cup brown sugar
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt (if you use unsalted butter)
Directions
Stir the milk and flour together and mix over medium heat for 5-10 minutes, until it thickens. It changes suddenly, so don’t walk away from it.
Set the milk aside to cool, and combine the sugar, butter and vanilla in a mixer.
Beat on medium speed for 5-10 minutes — colder butter will take longer — until the sugar is dissolved and you don’t taste the graininess of it any more.
Add the milk mixture to the butter mixture and stir until smooth.
The finished texture is surprisingly light and fluffy, considering what went into it.
I’ll be back soon with the banana cake this went on.
Yes that’s right, not banana bread: banana cake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt (if you use unsalted butter)
Instructions
Stir the milk and flour together and mix over medium heat for 5-10 minutes, until it thickens.
Set the milk aside to cool, and combine the sugar, butter and vanilla in a mixer. Beat on medium speed for 5-10 minutes -- colder butter will take longer -- until the sugar is dissolved and you don't taste the graininess of it any more.
Add the milk mixture to the butter mixture and stir until smooth.
