Cooked frosting is an old-fashioned way to make homemade frosting. It's silky smooth, fluffy, and slightly sweet with a texture similar to Swiss meringue buttercream. If you want to pipe something ...

Speaking of gravy, the frosting on this Golden Vanilla Cake has been called many things, including “gravy icing” or “white icing.” Cooked-flour frosting became popular during the Great Depression, ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch pans or three 8-inch pans. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of coloring and cocoa and add to mixture. Blend in vanilla. Sift ...

This toasted milk powder trick gives frosting a nutty, caramelized edge.

Cooked roux icing has gone from being my nemesis to being my best friend. I just had to beat it a while and show it who’s boss. Also known as gravy icing, ermine frosting, boiled-milk frosting or ...