Grandmas Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan.
• Add brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• continue cooking for 1 minute until thickens.
• Let set 15 minutes.
• Mix in hot milk.
• Add powdered sugar gradually till spreading consisitancy.
• If it gets too thick add a little milk.

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, milk, and butter; bring to a full boil and cook for exactly 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add baking powder and vanilla. Beat until thick enough to spread.

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together. Slowly add enough milk to make the frosting spreadable. Add the vanilla. Adjust milk and powdered sugar until desired consistency.
• For chocolate icing, add the cocoa powder.
• For mocha icing, delete the milk and add cocoa and cold coffee.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a very large bowl.
• Beat at high speed for 5 minutes.
• If you use the non-dairy creamer this frosting will keep in the fridge for 6 weeks.
• Beat before reusing.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.
• Muddle thawed strawberries in a bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup for frosting.
• Mix white cake mix and gelatin mix together in a bowl. Add strawberries, eggs, oil, and water and beat until well combined. Divide batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each layer comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and butter together in a bowl; mix in reserved strawberries and vanilla extract. Beat in powdered sugar until combined.
• Sandwich cake layers with frosting; spread remaining frosting over the top and sides.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Whisk milk into the saucepan until mixture is smooth.
• Beat 3 cups confectioners' sugar and salt into the butter mixture with an electric mixer on low speed. Add remaining confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth.

Steps:

• Put first three ingredients in a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, while stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add chips.
• With a wire whip beat until creamy and cooled.
• Add chopped pecans if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan.
• In medium bowl, mix butter, flour, and 1/4 cup powdered sugar with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture becomes crumb-like. Press evenly into bottom of pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until edges of crust begin to brown. DO NOT over bake.
• Meanwhile in medium bowl, beat all filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth.
• Pour filling mixture over warm crust. Return pan to oven; bake for an additional 25 minutes or until filling is set.
• Cool completely before frosting.
• In small bowl, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Add remaining ingredients; beat on high speed until well blended. Spread frosting over filling.
• Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Serve chilled or at room temperature.