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Perfect Cupcake Frosting and Filling

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Frosts 12 cupcakes, lightly. I almost always double it.

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoon Flour
  • 1/2 cup milk (whole milk is best, but I use non-fat when it’s all I have and it’s actually fine)
  • 1/2 cup real butter (I prefer salted, but you can use also unsalted and add salt to taste)
  • 1/2 cup sugar (that’s granulated sugar, not powdered sugar)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or other flavor if you wish.

Details

Adapted from ourbestbites.com

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together the flour and the milk. Heat in a small sauce pan on medium heat.Whisk continuously until it starts to thicken. Let it cook, while stirring, until you can start to see the bottom of the pan. Smash any flour lumps with a rubber spatula to keep mixture smooth.Keep cooking mixture until it resembles thick pudding, almost a paste-like consistency.
Put this mixture in the fridge and let it cool completely, it’s fine if it stays in there long enough to get chilly, you just don’t want it warm at all. As it’s cooling, feel free to stir it occasionally to speed up the process and keep it from forming a crust on top. When it is chilled, you can move on to the following step.

It an electric stand mixer, beat the butter and the sugar for a minute or two until well combined and fluffy. You’ll want to use the whisk attachment on a stand mixer, not the flat paddle. Then while beating, add in the thickened milk mixture and the vanilla. Beat to combine and then scrape down the sides. Don’t be scared. It’s going to look like a goopy mess and kind of lumpy and separated .. Beat on med-high until it comes together and becomes light and fluffy. It can take anywhere from 5-10 minutes.
It will transform from that sloppy mess into something gorgeous, fluffy, and incredibly light and silky. If the time has passed and it still looks like a hot mess, just keep on beating and it should eventually come together. Feel the mixture between two fingers to see if the sugar granules have dissolved; if not, just beat a little longer.

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