Red Velvet Icing

This fluffy, pure white frosing is perfect for filling whoopie pies and for frosting cakes.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup superfine sugar
  • dash salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Add cornstarch and milk to saucepan. Cook unitl thick, stirring constantly.
  2. Pour into bowl and cover with saran wrap, pressing it down against the milk mixture so that it covers the surface. Allow it to cool.
  3. Beat butter, sugar, salt and vanilla together until it is light and fluffy. It takes about 5 minutes.
  4. Add milk mixture to other ingredients and beat until it is the consistancy of thick whipped cream. It take about 5 minutes.

Ginny's Recipe