Q&A: I am making cupcakes and I want to make a home made cupcake frosting. Any Help?
Question by Boo!: I am making cupcakes and I want to make a home made cupcake frosting. Any Help?
You know when you go down the dessert aisle and you see these cupcakes with the swirly pink frosting? I want to make that kind of frosting. Not the leaky ones. Please Help.
Oh so do you have any yummy frosting recipes that worked great for you to share?
Best answer:
Answer by The White Foxy Brown
I enjoy this frosting recipe :
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
4-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk
Food Coloring (if desired)
Directions
In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Yield: About 3 cups
You can make variations of it –
Easy Almond Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, use 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon almond extract instead of the vanilla. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 cup baking cocoa and 6-7 tablespoons milk. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Lemon Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 5-6 tablespoons lemon juice instead of the milk and 1 teaspoon grated peel. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Orange Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 5-6 tablespoons orange juice instead of the milk and add 1 teaspoon grated orange peel. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Peanut Butter Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 1/2 cup peanut butter instead of the butter and use 6-8 tablespoons milk. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Peppermint Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract instead of the vanilla. Yield: about 3 cups
I usually make this frosting and make the lemon variant of it. I love all things lemon. I usually top cupcakes with this and sometimes I’ll top brownies with it too.
What do you think? Answer below!
This is so easy, yet delicious. All you do is get a stick or two (depending on how much cupcakes you are making) of butter, and just beat it with powdered sugar. For one stick of butter, I used more than 1 cup of powdered sugar. But, you just keep adding and tasting it until you like the taste. The consistency is thick and creamy!
Hope i helped!
It sounds like you want butter-cream frosting. This is by far the simplest recipe for butter-cream frosting I have found :
125g/4.5oz butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
300g/10.6oz icing sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and vanilla. Blend in the sugar, a quarter at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk and continue mixing until light and fluffy.
Note: If you are adding food coloring only add a drop and add an extra tablespoon of icing sugar.
You will need a piping bag with a suitable tip if you want to make it look like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandabel/3055597215/