Frosting Made Easy Recipe
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Frosting Made Easy

By: Kim 
"This was my Nana's homemade frosting and everyone loves it! So I'm now sharing it with all of you so you can enjoy it also. It can easily be flavored and colored with extracts or food coloring."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
2 Min
Ready In:
17 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 3 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk

Directions

  1. Pour milk into a saucepan, and bring to just a simmer. Be careful, if it starts to boil, it will quickly boil over.
  2. Meanwhile, combine the shortening, margarine and sugar in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until light. When the milk is heated, gradually drizzle in the hot milk, while continuing to whip until light and fluffy.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 143 | Total Fat: 10.9g | Cholesterol: < 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 4, 2005 by Cinnamon   view full review
My mother in law also made this frosting, the tips she told me to having it turn out good were...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2008 by kate sf   view full review
This was good and easy to make. I used 1 cup of butter instead of shortening and margarine. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 4, 2004 by ShrimpGhost   view full review
Needed some frosting in a pinch, and this worked out great. It was pretty basic, but i suppose...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2009 by distorted_perfection   view full review
i made this recipe because i didn't have enough confectioners sugar to make the icing i...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2008 by Kelly   view full review
Well, it is easy - i'll give it that. However, I really do not care for this frosting at all....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2010 by Kinzie   view full review
I followed the suggestion of another reviewer and used unsalted butter instead of shortening...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2011 by yogi   view full review
If I could give this no stars I would. I followed the recipe to a tee and all I got was slop....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2011 by SCIXONU   view full review
I used butter instead of margarine and shortening and this frosting tasted sooo good and was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2010 by flying.tuesday   view full review
I flavoured this with a bit of table syrup and thought it was lovely. My family were convinced...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2011 by slmeye01   view full review
mine did not turn out good at all, but I had no choice so I had to frost my cake with it. ...

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