Rich Vanilla Icing
Ingredients:
½ cup of milk (whole-fat)
3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence (or extract)
2 tablespoons of granulated sugar
1 tablespoon of Nutella
½ cup of unsalted butter
What to do:
Take a nonstick saucepan and add to this the flour and milk, making sure the pan is sufficiently hot (keep the flame on medium-low the whole time). Use a wooden spoon or a whisk to stir the flour into the milk, making sure to do this without a break until it turns thick and reduces in quantity in the pan. Make sure that the mix has the consistency of paste - take it off the heat and empty its contents into a bowl. Pop it into the freezer so that it chills faster. The next step is to coalesce the granulated sugar and Nutella with the butter, beating the two together until fluffy (2 minutes). You can then take the mix from the freezer, making sure it isn't hot or warm, but completely cool. Using a whisk or an electric one (with a whisk attached), combine the two mixes and wait for it to look like whipped cream (close to 10 minutes). In other words, when you lift the whisk from the mixture, the swirly tip of the icing should peak stiffly.
