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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cake 704g Recipe makes 1 cake)
Calories 2803
Calories from Fat 1822		(65%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 202.5g	311%
	Saturated Fat 47.0g	235%
	Monounsaturated Fat 91.9g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 54.4g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 34mg		11%
Sodium 1765mg		73%
Potassium 467mg		13%
Total Carbohydrate 244.3g		81%
	Dietary Fiber 1.1g	4%
	Sugars 200.2g
Protein 13.3g		26%
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Flour Frosting

Recipe #42282 | 25 min | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: Leta
Oct 6, 2002

A great light frosting that is less sweet than the traditional buttercream frostings.

1 cake (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/3 cup flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1
In a small saucepan blend flour and milk.
2
Cook stirring constantly until mixture bubbles.
3
Cool.
4
In a large bowl, cream shortening, butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy.
5
Add vanilla and salt, blending well.
6
On medium speed beat in cooled flour mixture in small portions (teaspoonful at a time), beating well after each addition.
7
Continue beating until light and fluffy.

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From: moallen31

On Sep 23, 2009

This is fantastic! I love the creamy texture without all the heavy sweetness. I added 2 tbsp of cocoa to it and it was the perfect chocolate flavor. Goes great with a really dark chocolate cake. Looked really weird for the ingredients, but came out awesome.

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From: JasonsCutiePie

On Sep 13, 2009

You saved me with this recipe Leta! I was out of powdered sugar and needed to make my pb & chocolate frosting. I added 2 tbsp baking cocoa and 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter to this. Perfect!!!

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From: Karen=^..^=

On Oct 21, 2002

This is the BEST frosting! I use butter instead of margarine (with any recipe I do that) and the recipe may sound a bit odd, but it is absolutely worth it and doesn't taste odd at all! It is especially good with rich, dark chocolate cake. It is a bit more work than traditional home-made frostings but everyone loves it the best! Tasting is believing ~

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From: mainecooncat

On Jul 28, 2006

I decided to edit my review. We made this frosting when I was a child and I always liked it because it wasn't so cloyingly sweet. And this is the frosting I used on the cake that won me first prize at the county fair when I was about 13!

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