Best 8 Cooked Frosting Recipes

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In the realm of culinary delights, cooked frosting stands as a glorious testament to the transformative power of heat. Unlike its uncooked counterpart, cooked frosting embarks on a magical journey of caramelization, where sugar and butter dance in perfect harmony, resulting in a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. As the mixture simmers, a golden-brown hue emerges, hinting at the rich and decadent experience that awaits. With countless variations and flavor profiles to explore, cooked frosting is an invitation to embark on a culinary adventure, where the boundaries of creativity and indulgence know no bounds.

Let's cook with our recipes!

COOKED MILK FROSTING



Cooked Milk Frosting image

Use this light, fluffy vanilla frosting to top our Confetti Cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 1h

Yield Makes 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, whisk together flour and milk until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until mixture becomes thick and resembles pudding, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a heat-proof bowl; stir in vanilla and salt. Press plastic wrap against surface; let cool completely.
  • Beat butter with sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping down bowl as needed, about 2 minutes. Add milk mixture and continue beating until frosting is light and fluffy and resembles whipped cream, about 2 minutes more. Use immediately.

OLD FASHIONED COOKED FUDGE FROSTING OR FUDGE..AWESOME



Old Fashioned Cooked Fudge Frosting or Fudge..awesome image

Cook four minutes and it is a great frosting. Cook five minutes and it is Fudge. Great old fashioned cooked Fudge frosting. The kind your Grandmother probably made.

Provided by evegpt

Categories     Candy

Time 9m

Yield 10 layers, 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups butter, this is a lb, 4 sticks
3/4 cup white Karo
13 ounces Carnation Evaporated Milk, undiluted
5 tablespoons hershey's cocoa
6 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring

Steps:

  • Melt margarine in large boiler on medium heat.
  • Add Karo syrup, Carnation milk and Hershey's cocoa. Mix well and add sugar.
  • With unit on High heat, bring to a full rolling boil (one you can not stir down). Reduce heat to medium-high and boil for 4 minutes by the clock.
  • Remove from heat and beat with mixer on high until thick and creamy. Add vanilla.
  • Spread between layers of cake and on top layer and sides. This will frost 10 layers.
  • This recipe makes delicious fudge by cooking 5 minutes by the clock. Beat until thick and creamy. Add 2 cups chopped nuts. Pour into buttered pan and cut into squares when cool.

MOM'S COOKED FUDGE FROSTING



Mom's Cooked Fudge Frosting image

Mom always cooked each of us our favorite cake on our birthday. My little brother's favorite was 4 layer yellow cake with this cooked fudge icing. The only icing I can cook that turns out right every time. My brother liked it so it was slightly hard when done. I love it that way too. I have used this on Boston Cream Pie as well.

Provided by For JTs Grandma

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 1 cake, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
3 squares chocolate
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

  • Cook sugar, syrup, chocolate and milk, stirring constantly to soft ball stage (232 degrees).
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add vanilla and butter, stirring until melted.
  • Cool til lukewarm without stirring.
  • When lukewarm, beat until creamy and thick enough to spread.

COOKED PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING



Cooked Peanut Butter Frosting image

This recipe has been in my family for years. As kids, we would eat the bottom of the cake and save the frosting for last. Got milk?

Provided by Pamela Whisler Ferris

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings

Time 20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
¼ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons peanut butter, or to taste
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Combine brown sugar, butter, cream, vanilla, and peanut butter in a large sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and add confectioners' sugar and mix well. Pour over a cooled cake and spread frosting quickly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.9 calories, Carbohydrate 29.8 g, Cholesterol 10.8 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 34.8 mg, Sugar 29 g

COOKED FROSTING



Cooked Frosting image

This delicious cooked frosting recipe was given to me by a co-worker, Judy Larson who also enjoys cooking and baking. You will never ever buy a plastic tub of frosting again! I have also done some research and many years ago, this was a Depression-era frosting also called Poorman's Frosting. It can also be colored with food...

Provided by Karen Greenwood

Categories     Cakes

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

WHITE FROSTING - STEP 1 OF 2
3 Tbsp butter, melted
3 Tbsp all purpose flour
1 c milk
WHITE FROSTING - STEP 2 OF 2
1/2 c crisco shortening
1/2 c butter, room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 c sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Put the four white frosting sauce ingredients (Step 1 of 2) in a small pot over low heat and whisk until thickened. Remove from heat and cool mixture completely in a bowl. To avoid a skin on the frosting, place plastic wrap on top.
  • 2. Once the frosting has cooled, then add the (Step 2 of 2) ingredients and beat with a stand mixer or hand mixer for approximately 10 minutes until nice and fluffy. YUM!!!

OLD FASHIONED COOKED FROSTING



Old Fashioned Cooked Frosting image

This is a great old-fashioned, heirloom recipe for a "not too sweet" frosting. Both my mother and grandmother used this.

Provided by Penny Burdge

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 c whole milk
5 Tbsp butter, unsalted
3/4 c flour
1 c sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • 1. Whisk together the flour and milk in a small saucepan.
  • 2. Stirring constantly over med-low heat, cook to a thick paste. Let cool completely.
  • 3. Cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  • 4. Beat in the vanilla.
  • 5. Beat in the cooled milk paste until it is the consistency of whipped cream.

COOKED VANILLA FROSTING (AND MY FAVORITE CHOCOLATE CAKE) RECIPE - (4.3/5)



Cooked Vanilla Frosting (and my favorite chocolate cake) Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by Foodiewife

Number Of Ingredients 19

For the cake:
1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour (I use King Arthur Flour unbleached flour)
2 cups sugar
3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1 cup black coffee, cooled (I used a dark roast coffee. You can't taste the coffee, but the chocolate is deeper in flavor and richness with this ingredient
1 cup buttermilk (or 1 Tbsp lemon juice with milk to equal 1 cup; or 1 Tbsp vinegar with milk to equal 1 cup)
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
For the cooked vanilla frosting:
5 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour (I use King Arthur brand)
1 cup milk
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1-2 tsp vanilla
NOTE: I doubled these ingredients to be sure I had enough to frost a cake.

Steps:

  • For the cake: Prepare 2 9-inch cake pans (I always line mine with parchment paper and then use a non-stick baking spray with flour. Preheat the oven to 350F. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, & salt in a large bowl or in bowl of stand mixer. Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil, & vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. (Batter will be thin.) Divide evenly into cake pans (this cake makes a great sheet cake or cupcakes). Bake for 20 minutes (for cupcakes) or 27 minutes (approx) for a baking pan at 350°F or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely and frost. FOR THE FROSTING: Whisk together in a saucepan the flour and milk. Cook over medium heat until starting to thicken and cook for a minute or two more-- don't let it get too thick or it will be too stiff when it cools. (The roux has to boil for a little bit for the flour to cook and lose its starchy flavor.) Pour into a wide bowl and allow to cool, stirring now and again. If the roux is lumpy when it cools, just press it through a fine sieve. Beat together a cup of unsalted butter and a cup of granulated sugar until light (you really need an electric hand mixer or stand mixer for this). Beat in the cooled roux about two tablespoons at a time. As you beat and add the roux, the frosting turns creamy (6-8 minutes) instead of grainy from the sugar -- almost like "magic"! Add 1-2 tsp vanilla and beat some more until it's light and creamy. TIP: Don't chill the roux in the fridge or it will be too hard to beat stuff into.

COOKED WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING



Cooked Whipped Cream Frosting image

This is our homemade version of whipped cream frosting. Yummy!

Provided by Linda Garrett

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening

Steps:

  • Cook flour and milk over low heat until thick.
  • Cream together sugar, butter and shortening until smooth. (Sounds greasy, but it is good and mixes in.)
  • When the flour mixture is cool add a small amount to the sugar mixture and beat. Continue to add small amounts of the flour and milk mixture to the sugar mixture until it is all mixed in. Whip until it is has the texture of whipped cream. This is best when it is made a few hours or the day before. Enjoy!!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.5 calories, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 8.2 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 23.6 mg, Sugar 6.6 g

Tips for Making Cooked Frosting:

  • Use a heavy-bottomed saucepan to prevent scorching.
  • Stir the frosting constantly while it is cooking to prevent lumps.
  • Cook the frosting until it reaches the desired consistency. A soft-ball stage is typically ideal for spreading, while a hard-ball stage is better for piping.
  • Remove the frosting from the heat as soon as it reaches the desired stage to prevent overcooking.
  • Let the frosting cool slightly before using. This will make it easier to spread or pipe.
  • If the frosting is too thick, add a little milk or cream to thin it out.
  • If the frosting is too thin, cook it for a little longer or add a little powdered sugar.
  • Store the frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Conclusion:

Cooked frosting is a delicious and versatile way to top cakes, cupcakes, and other desserts. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect cooked frosting every time. So next time you are baking, give cooked frosting a try. You won't be disappointed!

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