Super Vanilla Frosting
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
1/2 cup heavy cream3/4 cup vanilla sugar1/2 tsp saltseeds and pod of 1/2 vanilla bean (optional but delicious)1 tbsp pure vanilla2 oz butter, cool but not hard2 oz shortening, cool but not hard
Whisk together the cream, sugar and salt (and vanilla pod, if using) in a saucepan.
Cover and bring to a simmer, then uncover and boil gently for 1 minute.
Pour immediately into a bowl, remove vanilla pod and cool at room temperature, without stirring, for 45 minutes.
Fill a larger bowl with ice water and set the bowl of vanilla mixture inside.
With electric beaters, beat in the vanilla extract, butter and shortening until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
Use immediately or store in a covered container up to 1 week in the fridge.
Serving Size: Makes 2 cups
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Cover and bring to a simmer, then uncover and boil gently for 1 minute.
Pour immediately into a bowl, remove vanilla pod and cool at room temperature, without stirring, for 45 minutes.
Fill a larger bowl with ice water and set the bowl of vanilla mixture inside.
With electric beaters, beat in the vanilla extract, butter and shortening until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
Use immediately or store in a covered container up to 1 week in the fridge.
Serving Size: Makes 2 cups
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 114.9
- Total Fat: 8.6 g
- Cholesterol: 17.8 mg
- Sodium: 23.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
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