Super Vanilla Frosting

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • 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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Introduction

Adapted slightly from Alice Medrich's Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts. If you're a vanilla lover, this is for you! If using this on a vanilla cake, try adding a pinch
of nutmeg to the mixture for an extra bit of dimension. Adapted slightly from Alice Medrich's Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts. If you're a vanilla lover, this is for you! If using this on a vanilla cake, try adding a pinch
of nutmeg to the mixture for an extra bit of dimension.
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    1/2 cup heavy cream
    3/4 cup vanilla sugar
    1/2 tsp salt
    seeds and pod of 1/2 vanilla bean (optional but delicious)
    1 tbsp pure vanilla
    2 oz butter, cool but not hard
    2 oz shortening, cool but not hard

Directions

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.