Buttery Red Cake Frosting Recipes

BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• In a bowl beat butter or margarine until fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of the confectioners' sugar, beating well.
• Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla. Slowly beat in remaining sugar. Beat in additional milk, if needed, to make of spreading consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.

GO BIG RED CAKE FROSTING!

Steps:

• Heat milk in a pan and thicken with the flour.
• Beat in the cup of powdered sugar.
• Beat the last 3 ingredients until consistency of whipped cream.
• Add milk and beat again til right consistency.
• Refrigerate frosting until cool.
• Cake should be refrigerated!

SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
• Cream together butter and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each.
• Make a paste with the food coloring and cocoa.
• (It takes a few minutes to get the chocolate to absorb liquid--be patient and keep stirring).
• Add this paste to the butter/sugar mixture.
• Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda.
• Add it to the sugar/butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing well between additions.
• (Begin and end with dry ingredients).
• After last addition of flour mixture, stir in vanilla and vinegar.
• Beat for another minute and then divide into 3 prepared pans.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, or until done.
• Cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
• To make icing: Mix flour and milk in small pan and cook over low heat until it is thick (stirring often--constantly near end).
• This will take about 10 minute.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla.
• Beat until it is very light and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
• When the flour mixture is cooled, add it to the butter mixture and beat until just mixed.
• Assemble the cake with a thin layer of icing between the layers and cover the top and sides of cake.

GRANDMA'S RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool layers 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, combine water and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until thickened and opaque, 2-3 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Beat butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in cornstarch mixture. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in vanilla and 1 tablespoon of the milk.
• Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. If frosting becomes too thin, beat in a small amount of powdered sugar. Frosts 13x9-inch cake generously, or fills and frosts an 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake.

YELLOW CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan., Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and 1 egg at a time, beating well. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Place on a wire rack; cool completely., For frosting, beat butter until creamy; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth and light in color, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla and 3 tablespoons cream until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes; thin with additional cream if desired. Spread over cake.

ORIGINAL FLUFFY FROSTING FOR 'RED CAKE'

Steps:

• With an electric mixer: Cream butter, Crisco and vanilla for 5 minutes. While this is mixing go to step 2.
• Mix Wondra, dash of salt and milk in small saucepan. With a whisk, stir constantly, cook over low heat until thick (do not boil). Remove from heat & cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap, refrigerate until cool. Go to step 3.
• Add sugar and beat 5 more minutes. Add cooled flour paste about 1 Tablespoon at a time and beat 5 more minutes. Frost your cake.
• If you are making a 3 layer cake use: 7 T Wondra, 1 & 1/2C milk, 3/4C butter, 3/4C Crisco 1 & 1/2C sugar and 3t. vanilla.