🧁 Frosting Recipes from the 1940s… 😍
These vintage frostings never go out of style. Save now & bake like Grandma did!
🍫 Chocolate Frosting (Peterson)
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 3 T. cocoa
• ¼ c. milk
• ¼ c. butter
• ⅛ t. salt
➡️ Boil 3 min. Cool. Add:
• 1¾ c. powdered sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
🍬 Brown Sugar Fluff Frosting (Bacon)
• 2 egg whites
• ½ c. white sugar
• ¼ c. brown sugar
• ¼ t. cream of tartar
• Dash salt, 1 t. vanilla
➡️ Beat over double boiler until peaks form.
🍫 Chocolate Icing (Gunderson)
• ½ c. brown sugar
• ¼ c. water
• 2 T. butter
• 1 sq. chocolate
• Pinch salt
➡️ Boil 5 min. Cool. Add:
• 1 c. powdered sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
🍯 Caramel, Chocolate, White Icing (Hanson & Jenson)
• 6 T. brown sugar
• ½ c. cream or milk
• 1½ c. powdered sugar
➡️ Boil brown sugar & cream. Add powdered sugar.
🥥 Broiled Coconut Frosting (Olson)
• 6 T. butter
• ½ c. brown sugar
• ¼ c. cream
• 1½ c. coconut
• ½ c. nuts
➡️ Stir & broil on warm cake.
⏱ Seven Minute Frosting (Hanson)
• 2 egg whites
• 1½ c. sugar
• ¼ t. cream of tartar
• Dash salt, ⅓ c. water
➡️ Beat 7 min. over double boiler.
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🧁 Cream Cheese Frosting (Gunderson)
• 2 pkg. cream cheese
• ½ c. butter
• 2 c. powdered sugar
• 2 t. vanilla
➡️ Cream & spread on carrot cake.
🍫 Chocolate Frosting (Peterson)
• 1 c. sugar
• 3 T. cocoa
• ¼ c. milk
• ¼ c. butter
➡️ Boil 1 min. Cool. Beat until creamy.
🎂 Wedding Cake Frosting (Neuman)
• 6 c. powdered sugar
• 1½ c. shortening
• 1 c. evaporated milk
➡️ Beat until fluffy.
📌 Save this 1940s gem before it’s lost to time—every frosting here is a classic keeper!