Comments on: Red Velvet Cake Frosting to Die For

By: Gidget

Gidget — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:59:04 +0000

My mother in law who would be in her 90’s gave me this recipe almost 50 years ago. Don’t know where she got it from but she called it poor mans frosting. We are from NJ. I was watching pioneer woman today and this was the first time I’ve ever seen the recipe.

By: Rita Martinez

Rita Martinez — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 03:04:43 +0000

When I was in fourth grade in 1954, friends of my parents stayed at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC and asked their waiter for the recipe. They were surprised by a $100 extra charge on their bill at checkout (IN 1954!!!). So she sold the recipe for the cake and icing to nine friends for $10 each, my mother being one of those friends. It is the best ever to this day.

By: Stacy Makes Cents

Stacy Makes Cents — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 02:17:39 +0000

Best. Frosting. Ever.

By: Roslyn Heslop

Roslyn Heslop — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:27:10 +0000

are you sure its one cup of butter? my frosting was really separated looking with the butterfat. Didn’t like it very much

By: mynameisern

mynameisern — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:33:08 +0000

Apparently I’m in the minority…somehow this didn’t work for me. The consistency was great (I was worried it would be too soft/runny) but in the end just tasted very buttery (which is surprising because I added a little extra sugar to make it slightly sweeter). Out of all “cooked frosting” recipes, this is the best one I’ve tried but I think I’ll have to stick with regular buttercream.

By: Twinks

Twinks — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:44:54 +0000

This is the only frosting for red velvet cake. It is perfect!

By: twinmom

twinmom — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:58:51 +0000

This frosting is wonderful…so light and smooth and not over the top sweet!

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:58:41 +0000

My family always has red velvet cake on holidays and this is the frosting my grandpa always made for it. I’d never heard of/seen it served any other way until I was in my early 20s. It’s still weird to me that cream cheese frosting is the “traditional” frosting – this one is SO much better!

By: CookinMrs

CookinMrs — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:34:59 +0000

This frosting is fabulous! It is very smooth & creamy with just the right amount of sweetness. I can’t wait to make this again!

By: jeweld

jeweld — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:02:04 +0000

Delicious! It almost tastes like a custard! I used it for my son’s birthday cake (dark chocolate) and it’s fantastic! Next time I might double the recipe, very yummy! Thanks!