A different type of frosting.
On 10 January, my youngest daughter had her 1st birthday. Like most mums, you’re faced with fear and trepidation. I had made a couple of birthday cakes from scratch but I was by no means an expert. Plus I wasn’t in the mood to decorate a cake. It was the middle of summer here in Australia after all. I couldn’t just buy a store-bought cake – that’s just something I didn’t even want to consider. However, Sydney is so hot in January and frosting even when under fondant can melt. I find that ganache is too heavy plus at times temperamental, and buttercream too messy and melts too easily. That’s how I decided to make this boiled milk frosting.
How I came about this particular recipe is through my mum. Actually, mum is an amazing cook and I learnt a lot from her over the years. It’s no wonder she drew me to this particular recipe she made previously to frost a chocolate banana log cake. I’ve seen my mum make this frosting many times but have never even thought about including it under fondant to replace ganache.
What can I say about this boiled milk frosting.
It’s quite different to your typical buttercream.
Firstly I find buttercream is quite yellow in colour, not to mention it’s really really sweet. This boiled milk frosting is quite white in colour which is great if you’re icing cupcakes. Plus the taste is amazing. I can honestly say this is the most spectacular frosting ever. It’s so easy to eat. You see, it’s not sickly sweet due to the flour and milk in it. I now use this boiled milk frosting as a staple when creating birthday cakes for my girls. It means the cake is not tooth hurting sweet which means I’ve received lots of positive feedback from others.
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Boiled Milk Frosting
Ingredients
- 250 g butter
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour and milk until combined, then place the saucepan over medium heat. Whisk it as it heats up and thickens, and stop when the mixture is very thick.
- Cool the mixture completely - it can't be warm at all. Put the mixture into the fridge to speed up the cooling process if required. The mixture will be very, very thick.
- Add vanilla extract to the cooled flour/milk mixture and stir until combined.
- Pour the sugar into a bowl with the butter. Whip it around until it’s light and fluffy, scraping the bowl once or twice to make sure it’s all mixed well.
- Add the cooled flour/milk/vanilla mixture. Make sure it’s not the least bit warm or this frosting won't work!
- Whip it on medium-high until the mixture resembled whipped cream. Don't overbeat the mixture so beat for approximately 1 minute.
- Ice your cakes or cupcakes as per normal with this frosting mixture.
Notes
- For a chocolate frosting, add cocoa powder and mix well.
- For a vanilla frosting, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence and mix well.
- For a cream cheese frosting, add 2-3 tablespoons of cream cheese and mix well.