Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2013

I first made it on a horribly hot, humid day and didn't cream the butter and sugar together until the crystals were very small. I ended up beating it for over 1/2 an hour! (My mixer at the time was a wimp.) Since then I have learned to cook the milk and flour until it is stiff, make sure the butter is room temperature and cream it with the sugar for a good while, then add the paste. If I do all this, it mixes quickly, even in the humid Mississippi summers! This is our favorite recipe, so good you want to eat it plain!

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Darlene

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2013

Tastes like I frosted my cake with a stick of butter...not my taste in frosting.

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Diana

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2012

This is amazing when prepared as written, but you can change the flavors to suit your tastes. The kids prefer vanilla, but the adults like when I substituted the vanilla with almond extract and then topped it with toasted coconut. Mmmmmmm. I'll never use another recipe for frosting!!!

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kristi_howsare

Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2012

I did not care for this recipe.

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kirbyhuff

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2012

This frosting never did get thick enough to use, it just seperated and was very liquid. I finally added alot of powdered sugar and beat it until I could finally use it. I kept reading the recipe over thinking I forgot something but didn't. I will not use this again.

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donna

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2012

So it looks like an average butter cream frosting. tastes a bit softer and I can't tell the sugar grains- I used icing sugar and not regular sugar. However, I added more sugar as I could taste the butter- was definitely not sweet enough. Again, not sure if its worth it.

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LETIGRAMA

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2012

I did not care for this recipe. It promised whip cream like consistency and turned out like a glaze. Very disappointed.

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IamMei

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2012

This recipe is so delicious. I added a bit of lemon juice because I was putting it on a white cake and I wanted some refreshing flavor on it. If you have a Kitchen Aid mixer it is a breeze to make.

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cooks2boys

Home Town: Rockford, Illinois, USA

Living In: Caledonia, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2012

I love this recipe! simple but perfect

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builtthat

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2012

I've never liked frosting until I found this wonderful recipe! I use it on every cake I bake and everyone LOVES it! My brother told me I have to make him a cake every week with this frosting because he's so in love with it. If you want to make this into a delicious chocolate frosting add softened chocolate chips, cocoa powder, and if I'm frosting a chocolate cake, I like to cut off the uneven top of the cake and mix it in as well (sounds weird but it is REALLY delicious) I've never used a different recipe and I don't ever plan on using any other. FIVE STARS!!

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