Custard Icing

Ok, this might be a little more work than spreading icing that came from a plastic tub, but it is so worth the effort.

Aunt Tag's Custard Icing

• 3T flour
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 3/4 cup milk
  
• 3T soft butter
  
• 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco)
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

mix together flour, sugar and milk
simmer over low heat until thickened
let cool
in a separate bowl, mix butter, Crisco, and vanilla
add the sugar mixture to the shortening mixture and beat together

This is the perfect frosting for chocolate mayonnaise cake.

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