a basic frosting recipe?

Question

I know you use powder sugar and egg whites and blend with a mixer but im not sure what else and how much. thanks and please make it very basic.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Here's a couple:

Chocolate Frosting:
1/3 cup softened butter
2 squares (1 oz each) melted and cooled chocolate
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teas vanilla
2 tbsp milk

Mix butter and chocolate. Stir in sugar. Beat in vanilla and milk until smooth.


Vanilla Frosting:
1/2 cup butter at room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teas vanilla

Cream butter. Add sugar, milk and vanilla. Mix until light and fluffy. May need to be refrigerated to let harden a bit.

Answer 3

Fluffy White Frosting Recipe
an old recipe..delicious..my grandmother used to make this
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups

1. blend flour and milk in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
2. Let stand at room temperature for several hours.
3. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla in mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Add milk mixture gradually, beating constantly until fluffy.
5. Frost cooled cake.
6. Enough frosting for a 2 layer cake.

Answer 4

when i bake lemon cakes, i make my own frosting with powder sugar and one lemon, squeeze lemon juice into about 1/4 cup of powder sugar stirring until you get frosting make sure it not to runny almost thick enough to coat the back of a spoon,if to runny just add more sugar,then drizzle over cool cake......yummy

another is powder sugar with cream cheese and vanilla
let cream cheese sit at room temp for about one hour and one cap full of vanilla and while stirring add powder sugar. makes a great frosting on almost any kind of cake..

good luck.....

Answer 5

1) 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco recommended)
1/2 cup butter or margarine (butter tastes better)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla (real vanilla is best)
5 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk

2) 2 1/4 c. sifted confectioners' sugar
1 c. Crisco
1/4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Answer 6

powered sugar, softened unsalted butter, a smidge of salt, tsp. vanilla, a little milk or water to blend to consistency...no egg whites!

Answer 7

http://www.recipesource.com
Try this site. I've never tried to make frosting but there's probably a recipe on there for it. Good luck!

Answer 8

softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla extract

Answer 9

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/q=frosting

Answer 10

same as sweet lyn ivory, but if it is going to sit out and not be refridgerated use water not milk