Dessert

Butter Icing

Butter, sugar and a spoon of flour beaten with milk and hot water. Enough for a sheet cake.

A photo of vanilla frosting
Photo: Andie712b, CC BY 2.0
Total
10 min
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 3 tbsp hot water
  • vanilla
Method
  1. Put everything in a bowl.
  2. Beat well.

Notes

Titled just Icing on her page, on the same sheet as the raisin sauce for ham.

No vanilla amount is written. A teaspoon is right for this quantity.

Source: Nan's recipe book

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