Nana's Red Velvet Cake Icing

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My mother in law gave me this recipe. She has been making it for 40 years! I use it for all of my cakes, i can't stand regular icing. This icing is not too sweet or buttery. This icing does best if cake is kept in the fridge.

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Steps

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Mix the flour and milk in a small saucepan.

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Over medium heat bring to a slow boil while stirring constantly.

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Boil until thick , remove from heat , place pan in refrigerator.

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While boiled mixture is cooling , using mixer cream together butter , powdered sugar and vanilla extract.

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When boiled mixture is completely cool add to butter mixture and beat until very fluffy and thick.

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Ingredients

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flour, butter, milk, powdered sugar, vanilla extract