Cooked roux icing has gone from being my nemesis to being my best friend. I just had to beat it a while and show it who’s boss. Also known as gravy icing, ermine frosting, boiled-milk frosting or ...

Cooked frosting is an old-fashioned way to make homemade frosting. It's silky smooth, fluffy, and slightly sweet with a texture similar to Swiss meringue buttercream. If you want to pipe something ...

Dear Lisa: Can you tell me why cooked frosting sometimes becomes grainy? - Rebecca Dear Rebecca: When it comes to making boiled frostings, crystals are a cook's best friend. And size really does ...

When it comes to recipes, it boils down to following directions. Sometimes. I don’t claim to be the best baker or cook in the kitchen, but I do well. My favorite “wins” are when I try something and it ...

You can make cupcakes with ready-made mixes, but if you make the frosting from scratch, the recipient will taste the love. Herald-Leader A heart-shaped cake or a dozen decorated cupcakes for Valentine ...

Speaking of gravy, the frosting on this Golden Vanilla Cake has been called many things, including “gravy icing” or “white icing.” Cooked-flour frosting became popular during the Great Depression, ...

This cake is perfect for lemon-lovers: a light, subtle lemon cake paired with a very tart lemon filling. The light and fluffy boiled icing (a.k.a. Seven-Minute Icing) adds just the right amount of ...

There may be no dessert more fitting for a celebration than a cake. They've been made as far back as ancient Egypt, which means that they've naturally evolved, with many different types springing up ...

Sweet, creamy frosting is an easy (and decadent) way to embellish your favorite dessert. Basic icing is sugar mixed with milk, which is then flavored with cream cheese, cocoa powder and butter or egg ...