Nanny's Frosting

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Nanny always doubled this recipe and froze what she didn't need

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 2-3 T corn starch (mix with a little milk before adding)
  • 1/2 c. crisco
  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • For chocolate add 1/2 cup cocoa

Preparation

Step 1

Cook the milk and starch until thick and then cool.

Beat crisco, butter and vanilla until smooth. Slowly add sugar and vanilla and then cooled milk mixture. Beat about 8 minutes until doubled and looks like whipped cream