does anyone have any recipes for homemade frosting? thanks?

Answer 1

I thought everyone made homemade frosting.

Basic frosting
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Cream sugar, butter and vanilla. Add a small amount of milk (1 to 2 tablespoons). If frosting is too sweet add a little more milk. Instead of vanilla .. you can use other extracts with this basic frosting recipe.
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Chocolate
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup unsweetened dutch process chocolate
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup water

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat. Stir constantly until melted and well blended. Add the vanilla and sugar; beat with an electric mixer. Add water gradually as you beat until it is a spreadable consistency.

* sometimes I add 1 T increments more of powdered sugar to get a thicker consistency. Sometimes add 1 T of milk to get a creamier frosting. Good luck.

Answer 2

It is a little on the sweet side but not overbearing. Can't taste the crisco or the powdered sugar taste either.

This makes 2 batches which I always seem to need for my 11 x 15 cakes.

I use a KitchenAid Stand Up Mixer (usually on #4).

1/2 Cup Butter softened (I used salted)
1/2 Cup Crisco
6 cups Powdered sugar
3 T. milk
3 T. Heavy Whipping Cream (liquid)
2 t. clear vanilla

Cream butter & crisco VERY WELL, scrape bowl once.

While that is mixing, put the 3 T of milk & 3 T of cream in a measuring cup.

Add Vanilla, cream some more.

Turn mixer down to #2. Slowly add powdered sugar.

When it gets on the thick side, add a little of the milk & cream. (I didn't use all my cream mixture, I had just a little left in the measuring cup.)

Keep doing this until the sugar is gone & if it is too thick add some cream.

If it is too thin, add a little more sugar. But it should be ok.

It pipes good but if it gets a little mushy in the bag, just refrigerate it for a bit.



Ganache.
A very fudgey, wonderful combination of heavy cream and chocolate (sometimes butter). Heat 2/3 cup of heavy cream over the stove in a saucepan with 5 T butter. Heat until just boiling. Remove from heat and add 5 ounces of chopped semisweet chocolate. Stir until smooth. Cool until pouring consistency.



Watergate Cake:
> > 1 bx white cake mix
> > 1 pkg.sm. pistachio pudding
> > 1 cup club soda
> > 1 cup oil
> > 4 eggs
> >
> > "Frosting"
> > 1 pkg Dream whip
> > 1 sm bx pistachio pudding
> > 1 1/2 cups cold milk
> >
> > Add pudding to the cake mix in a large bowl, then add the wet
ingredients
> > blending thoroughly, It calls for a 13x 9 inch pan, but you can use 2,
8
> or
> > 9 inch round pans.
> > and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, check with toothpick to
> test.
> > Let cool, then frost.
> > Mix the pudding and the Dream Whip together, then add the milk and beat
> > until fluffy about 4 minutes, then spread on cooled cake, refrigerate
> any
> > leftover cake.
> > I don't have the number of servings it makes, I would just go by like if
> you
> > were using a cake mix for that.(if that helps) If you are making a layer
> > cake, then I would double the recepi for the Dream Whip frosting
instead,
> it
> > usually makes an adequate amoung for the top of the 13x9 pan but not
> enough
> > for a layer cake.
this frosting can be made with any pudding for different flavors.


Hope it helps.
Beth

Answer 3

This is the recipe I use all the time. It's a cooked frosting, and it's very cream, more like bakery icing! Good luck!!

Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 cup shortening


Directions:

In small saucepan, combine flour and milk until thick, stir well. Set aside to cool, keep mixture covered. In bowl beat sugar, butter and shortening with mixer, until fluffy. Add the milk mixture and vanilla. Continue beating until fluffy.

This recipe for Fluff Frosting serves/makes 3 cups

Answer 4

Butterscotch Frosting and Icing Recipes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
4 tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Melt butter in saucepan. Add brown sugar; bring to a boil over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in milk; bring to boil, stirring constantly. Cool to lukewarm. Gradually add powdered sugar. Beat until thick enough to spread.

This recipe for Butterscotch Frosting serves/makes 3 cups

Answer 5

French Cream Frosting
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup milk
Put in pan, cook until very thick, stir to keep from sticking, when it rolls around the pan it is ready, cool thoroughly.
1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
pinch salt
3/4 cup sugar
Cream margarine, shortening, salt & sugar until very light. Add flour paste and beat until creamy. Add vanilla.
This is the creamest frosting I ever made, it is good on a plain yellow cake or chocolate cake. Enjoy.

Answer 6

This one is a lovely frosting I use a lot for my cakes.

Brown sugar frosting

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup light cream, half and half
2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp vanilla

In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and white sugar, cream and flour. Mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
Boil until mixture reaches "soft ball stage" cool slightly. Add
vanilla. beat hard until frosting reaches dsired spreading
consistency; will lightly frost a two layer 8in or 1 9 x 13 inch
cake.
The soft ball stage is when it looks like small glass marbles.
It takes about 4 minutes to 7 minutes to boil.

Answer 7

I make butter cream icing all the time;

1/2 cup butter(softened)
1/2 cup solid shortening (like Crisco)
1 lb box of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-4 tablespoons milk

Cream butter and shortening together. Add vanilla and mix until blended. Add powdered sugar 1/2 to 1 cup at a time until well mixed. Add milk to desired consistency.

This icing can be colored very easily by using either a couple of drops of food coloring or Wilton icing color.

You can make it chocolate by adding 1/2 to 1 cup of cocoa powder before adding the milk. You will have to increase the milk to compensate for the cocoa powder.