Miracle Frosting is nothing short of a miracle! This frosting is far from your average buttercream with a creamy texture and mild sweetness, it’s the perfect companion to any cake.
This mysterious frosting goes by many names — $300 frosting, ermine icing, boiled milk frosting, or flour frosting — but Miracle Frosting is its catchiest title. Earliest references to this frosting date back to a cookbook in 1886. Here the Miracle Frosting was paired with a mahogany cake (which looks like a predecessor to red velvet cake).
Yield(s): Makes 2 1/2 Cups . 16 m prep time . 12m cook time . 1 h 30 m inactive
Ingredients
2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 3/4 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into small pieces
1/2 cup vegetable shortening, room temperature and cut into small pieces
