The Best Frosting Recipe

So you love decadent cakes, but maybe you're not a fan of cream cheese frosting… or maybe you just want to try something different! Ermine frosting is a very light vanilla frosting, sometimes known as Roux Icing. It's a great cream cheese frosting alternative to use on rich, flavorful cakes like red velvet cake and Devil's Food cake as a way to enhance their taste rather than overpower it. Inspired by , we'll show you how to make this simple and super tasty old-fashioned frosting!

• Gather your ingredients and head over to the stove! Using a small sauce pan over medium heat, whisk flour and milk together until your mixture is thick. Think tapioca pudding.

• Pour into a separate bowl and whisk in vanilla and salt. Press plastic wrap over the top of the mixture to keep skin from forming, and set aside to cool.

• Using an electric mixer, combine butter and sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the flour mixture in even portions until fully combined.

• Use generous helpings to frost your cake! We used this frosting along with our Red Velvet Cake Recipe.