"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>> French Vanilla Frosting
>>>
>>> 1 C. milk
>>> 3 T. flour
>>>
>>> Make a white sauce of above. It will be very thick. Boil for 1 few
>>> minutes. Cool completely.
>>>
>>> 1/2 lb. (2 sticks) butter
>>> 1 C. granulated sugar
>>> 2 tsp. vanilla extract
>>>
>>> Cream butter. Add sugar and vanilla. Combine white sauce and beat at
>>> high speed on food mixer for about 5 minutes. Makes enough to frost a 2
>>> or 3 layer cake.
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>
> Before folks began using cream cheese frosting on Red Velvet Cake, this
> was
> the standard type of frosting used on it.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright

That's where I've seen this frosting recipe! I knew I'd seen it with some
specific cake recipe but I couldn't remember which one.

Ms P