buttercream frosting

[Guest guest]

My mom used to make buttercream frosting without any shortening. She used a

stick of butter, an egg, a tsp of flavoring (like vanilla extract), an egg

(this was before raw eggs were decreed a health hazard), a pinch of salt, and

a box of powdered sugar--what is that, a pound?

She would cream the butter and salt in her old Kitchenaid, then dump in

everything else and beat it. The mix would be lumpy. Then she would add

cream, a tablespoon at a time, while beating, until it reached the

consistency she wanted--soft enough to spread, but stiff enough not to melt

off a cake.

She added cocoa powder, I don't remember how much, if she wanted chocolate

frosting, and about 1/4 tsp of almond extract in addition to the vanilla.

Boy, that was good stuff. She often made it in big batches and froze it--but

I caught her sneaking a spoonful out of the freezer container, once! I

wouldn't dare keep the stuff in my freezer--I would probably sneak spoonfuls

a lot more than she did.

~~Jean

[Guest guest]

- this sounds absolutely wonderful! I think I'll give it a try!

Janet

My mom used to make buttercream frosting without any shortening. She used a

stick of butter, an egg, a tsp of flavoring (like vanilla extract), an egg

(this was before raw eggs were decreed a health hazard), a pinch of salt, and

a box of powdered sugar--what is that, a pound?

She would cream the butter and salt in her old Kitchenaid, then dump in

everything else and beat it. The mix would be lumpy. Then she would add

cream, a tablespoon at a time, while beating, until it reached the

consistency she wanted--soft enough to spread, but stiff enough not to melt

off a cake.

She added cocoa powder, I don't remember how much, if she wanted chocolate

frosting, and about 1/4 tsp of almond extract in addition to the vanilla.

Boy, that was good stuff. She often made it in big batches and froze it--but

I caught her sneaking a spoonful out of the freezer container, once! I

wouldn't dare keep the stuff in my freezer--I would probably sneak spoonfuls

a lot more than she did.

~~Jean