Gravy Icing (For Cakes) Recipe

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Gravy Icing (For Cakes)
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Ingredients
7
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Nutrition
766
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter

Directions:

  1. Start this icing before you bake your cake. By the time the cake is done and cooled, the cooked portion of this recipe is cooled enough to do the last steps.
  2. Put flour in a small, heavy saucepan. Whisk the milk into the flour slowly so you have no lumps. Add salt and vanilla.
  3. Over a low heat, cook the mixture, stirring constantly so you don't scorch it, until it is thick and pasty (will form into a sort of soft ball). Once it gets to this stage, take it off the heat and set the pan, uncovered, into the refrigerator.
  4. When flour goop is completely cooled (cold), combine it in a large mixing bowl with the sugar, shortening and butter. Whip with electric mixer - whip whip whip - and keep whipping until on a taste test it's smooth and the sugar is not grainy . The whipping process can (and does) take several minutes.
  5. Yields enough icing to ice one COMPLETELY COOLED 2-layer cake (lay it on thick!). Store frosted cake in the refrigerator.
  6. Note: DO NOT soften or melt the butter in the microwave. Just set it out in the morning or the night before you plan on making it.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 765.62 Kcal (3205 kJ)
Calories from fat 472.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 52.45g 81%
Cholesterol 62.23mg 21%
Sodium 485.21mg 20%
Potassium 141.6mg 3%
Total Carbs 71.83g 24%
Sugars 53.2g 213%
Dietary Fiber 2.07g 8%
Protein 4.49g 9%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 137.5mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 390.67 Kcal (1636 kJ)
Calories from fat 240.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.77g 81%
Cholesterol 31.75mg 21%
Sodium 247.59mg 20%
Potassium 72.25mg 3%
Total Carbs 36.65g 24%
Sugars 27.15g 213%
Dietary Fiber 1.06g 8%
Protein 2.29g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.6mg 7%
Calcium 70.2mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.3
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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