I have used rum extract, almond extract, anise extract, and a bit of whiskey or vodka, or nothing at all, in place of vanilla in many different recipes including frosting. All without substantially causing a failure in the recipe. [The peppermint frosting went on chocolate cupcakes.] The vanilla is only to give the frosting a flavor other than just bland.
Experiment at will.
real vanilla extract would be even better
You can substitute rum extract with vanilla extract or almond extract in your recipe.
You can substitute vanilla extract or vanilla paste for vanilla bean powder in recipes.
You can substitute vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste for vanilla powder in your recipe.
Vanilla extract can be used as a substitute for maple extract in recipes.
Vanilla extract can be substitute for vanilla essence on a 1:1 basis (e.g 1tsp of vanilla extract is equal to 1tsp vanilla essence), on a strength-for-strength basis at least. But the flavour of vanilla essence will never be as good as the flavour from vanilla extract, no matter how much of it you use.
1/4 teaspoon
A suitable substitute for vanilla bean paste in a recipe is vanilla extract.
A suitable substitute for vanilla bean powder in baking recipes is vanilla extract.
Yes. Cake frosting and cupcake frosting are the exact same thing. They are generally made from a butter-cream using butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. There are thousands of frosting recipes and virtually all of them can be used interchangeably for both cakes and cupcakes.
unless you want whatever you are baking to taste of mint, no. that is why it is called mint extract, because it is minty, but vanilla extract is vanilla tasting.
Not really. You use vanilla extract to give food the taste or smell of vanilla. Honey does not taste or smell like vanilla. However, you can use honey as a substitute for sugar or other sweeteners.