what standard recipe for icing?

Answer 1

Ingredients:
2 large egg whites
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cold water PLUS"PLUS" means this ingredient in addition to the one on the next line, often with divided uses
1 tablespoon cold water
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)


Directions:

Combine all ingredients, except vanilla, in the top of a double boiler or bowl. Bring water in the bottom of the double boiler or saucepan (if using a bowl) to a simmer. Place top of the double boiler or the bowl over the simmering water. Immediately begin whipping mixture three minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Increase speed to high and beat another three minutes. Remove top of double boiler. Add vanilla. Beat one minute on high speed until mixture holds stiff peaks and is satiny. 1 batch makes enough to fill and frost a double layer 8 or 9-inch cake.

Also there's the betty croker icing!! I think its ubelievable!!

This recipie also takes no longer than 7 mins!

Answer 2

Quick and Easy Powdered Sugar Icing

2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk


Mix the powdered sugar with the vanilla and milk. Then add more milk a bit at a time until it is thin enough to drizzle over a cake. Once you've iced your cake, it's best to let it stand for one or two hours.


To make chocolate icing, add two tablespoons cocoa powder when you mix the powdered sugar and follow the rest of the recipe above.

Thick Vanilla Frosting


1 cup shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
4 tablespoons milk


Beat together shortening and vanilla for 30 seconds medium speed with an electric mixer. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar a bit at a time while beating. Then add 2 tablespoons milk. Slowly add in the rest of the powdered sugar and the rest of the milk until you get the right thickness for your frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting


1 6 ounce package cream cheese
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar (sifted)


Beat together cream cheese, vanilla, and butter until fluffy. Slowly add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until the frosting is the right thickness to spread on cake. Keep in the refrigerator until serving.


The "tangy" cream cheese frosting flavor is a real hit on top of all kinds of cakes.



Chocolate Butter Frosting


1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup milk
2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans are nice)


Heat butter, cocoa, and milk and bring to a boil. Add powdered sugar and beat until nice and smooth. Add chopped nuts and stir.

Peanut Butter Frosting


2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
1 teaspoon vanilla


Heat butter, milk and sugar and boil for 2 minutes. Add peanut butter and vanilla and stir until smooth.

Answer 3

There are different icings for different things.

For ordinary everyday butter cream frosting:

1 stick of (salted) butter or margarine, or 1/4 cup of shortening for white frosting.
1 1 lb. box of powdered sugar.
A little cream, whole milk, condensed milk or canned milk, maybe 1 - 2 tablespoons
A little salt, to take the edge off the sugar taste
A little vanilla extract, 1/2 to 2 teaspoons
Food coloring of your favorite color, or baking cocoa for chocolate frosting, color as you choose. (Nothing for white.)

Mix it all up, don't eat too much before you frost your cake. Leftovers keep quite a while in the fridge. Let it warm up before you use it after it's been refrigerated.

Answer 4

1 tbsp. milk (plus more as needed)
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sifted powdered sugar
mixing bowls

STEP 1: Combine powdered sugar, vanilla and milk in a mixing bowl.
STEP 2: Stir in additional milk 1 tsp. at a time until the icing is of a drizzling consistency.
STEP 3: Use immediately.

Answer 5

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BUTTERCREAM ICINGS
DOLORES' WHITE BUTTERCREAM ICING
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ADD IN ORDER GIVEN:
1 cup Crisco (no more than 1 1/2 cups) (Crisco is solid vegetable shortening)
1 teas CLEAR Vanilla
1/4 teas CLEAR Almond extract
1/4 teas CLEAR Butter flavoring
1/2 cup Milk or water (as preferred)
Pinch of salt
2 lb Confectioner's sugar; sift if lumpy or using a hand mixer
1/4 cup Cream Whip Icing Base *see note next
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* OPTIONAL: I use this only when making buttercream flowers - to crust them harder. I can handle them better. We sell this in smaller quantities. This item is available from Sugarcraft under MAIL ORDERS --- for information --- (2 1/2 pounds is $4.59 plus shipping) - from my Home Page in small quantities. It is available from baker's suppliers in 5 gallon bucket.
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Add all ingredients except sugar. Add sugar gradually. You do not have to put all the sugar in, if icing is becoming too stiff. Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered at all times. This recipe will cover one cake mix and do decorations.
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NOTES: Keeps un-refrigerated for 2 weeks in reasonably cool room. Keeps indefinitely in fridge... Yes, made using milk too! Milk/Water- makes no difference in taste. But < purple > roses made using milk, don't fade to blue.
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IF USING A HAND-HELD MIXER: Don't add all the sugar so you won't ruin the mixer. When icing is nice and fluffy, THEN add the rest of the sugar, or enough to get it to spreadable consistency. If mixer gets hot (set a timer!), turn it off for 20 minutes to cool down or its ruined!
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BUTTER ICING Butter melts just setting out, so it also melts in the bag in your warm hands. In recipe above, you can substitute butter for Crisco < same amounts > or substitute half the butter for Crisco. When butter icing is requested, I do it and just caution my customers that the decorations won't be as precise.
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PRACTICE ICING This is really greasy. But is good e to use when Learning Or practicing rose making. 1 cup Vegetable Shortening 3-4 tb water or milk 1/2 teas Vanilla Extract 1 lb Confectioners' Sugar Add in order given and beat until stiff peaks form. Cover bowl. Use cold.

Answer 6

Icing Sugar
Milk

Combine the two ingredients, there is no exact measurements, you just need to mix them together until you have the required consistency, or to however thick you require it. Then you can add your colouring. This will set nice and shiny. :)

Answer 7

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