Grandmas Butternut Frosting Food

GRANDMA'S BUTTERNUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream Crisco, sugar and eggs together.
• Beat on high speed for 5 minutes.
• Then add milk and flour on low speed until mixed well.
• Add butternut flavoring and bake in tube or bundt pan for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 300 degrees F.
• Frost with Butternut frosting if desired.
• See my recipes for the frosting recipe!
• May be baked in 3 layer pans also.

GRANDMA'S FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together. Slowly add enough milk to make the frosting spreadable. Add the vanilla. Adjust milk and powdered sugar until desired consistency.
• For chocolate icing, add the cocoa powder.
• For mocha icing, delete the milk and add cocoa and cold coffee.

GRANDMA'S BUTTERNUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in order (butter, flavoring, sugar, cream cheese, then pecans).
• Mix well.
• Use to frost pound cake or bake cake in 3 layers and frost the butternut pound cake.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat gas oven 350 degrees, electric 325 degrees. All ingredients should be room temperature. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Sift flour, add baking powder and salt. Set aside. On medium speed, cream butter and sugar, until light and fluffy. (Or 150 strokes by hand.) On medium speed, (or another 150 strokes) add 1 egg at a time. After 2 eggs add 2 tablespoons flour. Add flour mix alternating with the milk, ending with the flour. Add extracts. Place cake pan in middle of oven. Pans should not touch. Baking time approximately 35 minutes.
• In a hot cast-iron skillet or heavy saucepan melt butter and brown sugar together on high heat, stirring until sugar is thoroughly melted. Transfer into mixing bowl and, using mixer on low speed, starting and ending with confectioners' sugar; alternately add heavy cream with vanilla, beating until frosting becomes spreadable. Spread on cooled cake.;

CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat; stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Whisk milk into the saucepan until mixture is smooth.
• Beat 3 cups confectioners' sugar and salt into the butter mixture with an electric mixer on low speed. Add remaining confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth.

GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Add together margarine, peanut butter and salt and stir until well mixed.
• Add in powdered sugar and coffee, blend well.
• Frost over cake or cupcakes.
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, milk, and butter; bring to a full boil and cook for exactly 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add baking powder and vanilla. Beat until thick enough to spread.

GRANDMA'S SEVEN- MINUTE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Combine egg whites, sugar, salt, water, and corn syrup in a double boiler. Beat 1 minute or until thoroughly mixed
• 2. Then place over boiling water and beat constantly at high speed of electric mixer or with a rotary beater for 7 minutes until frosting will stand in stiff peaks. Stir frosting up from bottom and sides of pan occasionally.
• 3. Remove from boiling water and pour at once into a large bowl Add vanilla and beat 1 minute until thick enough to spread.
• 4. Makes about 4 1/2 cups enough to cover tops and sides of two 8 or 9 inch layers or a 10 inch tube cake.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Stir together powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
• Mix in peanut butter and enough milk to make spreading consistency.

GRANDMA'S DECORATOR FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a very large bowl.
• Beat at high speed for 5 minutes.
• If you use the non-dairy creamer this frosting will keep in the fridge for 6 weeks.
• Beat before reusing.