Best 7 Old Fashioned Whipped Cream Frosting Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED COOKED FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine half & half, flour and salt in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3-5 minutes or until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Cover surface with plastic food wrap; cool completely.
• Beat sugar, butter and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Gradually add cooled flour mixture. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until light and fluffy.

OLD FASHIONED WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl beat Crisco/shortening, butter, sugar, and vanilla until sugar is dissolved. Cover, and set aside on counter.
• 2. Meanwhile, make the thickener: In a pan, stir flour into milk then put over low heat.
• 3. Cook and stir until a slow boil and is thick.
• 4. Remove from stove top and let cool for 20 to 30 minutes. (until cooled)
• 5. Remove the top skin that forms and discard.
• 6. Add the thickening past to the butter/crisco/sugar mixture a little at a time while beating with mixer.
• 7. Beat until well mixed and smooth and fluffy.

WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Place a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer in the freezer until cold, about 5 minutes. Alternatively, fill the bowl with ice water and let stand for 5 minutes. Pour out the ice water and quickly wipe the bowl dry.
• Sift the sugar and powdered milk into the chilled bowl, then add the cold cream and vanilla. Whip the mixture on high speed until stiff, but smooth peaks form, about 2 minutes. If you accidentally overwhip, the peaks will look like they are cracking. Add about a tablespoon more heavy cream and hand whip the frosting until it smooths out.
• The recipe makes enough frosting to generously top 24 cupcakes or to cover two 8-inch-round cakes, plus extra to pipe decorations. Unrefrigerated, the frosting will hold its shape for up to 6 hours.

STURDY WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and almond extract in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Fit the mixer with the whisk attachment and mix on medium speed until smooth. While the mixture is still whipping, slowly pour in the heavy cream. Stop and scrape the bottom of the bowl a couple of times while you continue whipping until the cream can hold a stiff peak.

MOM'S BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan mix the flour and the milk and cook over low heat until it forms a smooth paste with no lumps. Place in refrigerator and let cool completely.
• With an electric mixer beat the shortening, butter or margarine and the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the cooled flour paste and mix until smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Use to frost any cooled cake. Makes enough to frost one 9x13 inch sheet cake or two 8 or 9 inch layer cakes.

OLD FASHIONED FROSTING

Steps:

• STEP ONE: sift the flour.
• Pour milk into a jar and add the sifted flour.
• Shake hard for 1-1/2 minutes.
• Pour into pan and stir CONSTANTLY over medium-medium high heat with a wire whisk paste will thicken as you cook, the thicker the better (it may boil, then you know it's just about done). Remove from heat and immediately cover paste with wax paper so the paper just slightly touches the top of the mixture.
• Make sure it is covered completely.
• Quickly put it in the refrigerator until cool (about 2 hours).
• STEP 2: Cream butter for a while before adding sugar.
• Add sugar and mix until it is no longer grainy.
• SLOWLY add the refrigerated paste, one spoonful at a time.
• Mix in vanilla.

POOR MAN'S COOKED FROSTING

Steps:

• In saucepan, cook milk, flour and salt until thick.
• Cool well.
• In small mixing bowl add sugar, margarine and shortening.
• Beat well with electric mixer.
• Add flour mixture and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Beat until it is fluffy and stiff like whipped cream.