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Icing and Frosting
Icing or frosting is often the finishing touch on many baked items. It can be used to add just a touch of sweetness, or to set the entire theme of the piece. There are many different techniques used. There are simple uses, such as drizzling. There are also very complicated techniques that people are actually schooled for.
585 Questions
How do you make Orange icing using only Blue Green and Yellow food coloring?
A LOT of red and a few drops of blue. Just add one drop of blue food coloring at one time and stir. Keep adding the blue one drop at a time till you the right shade of purple you are looking for.
The best way to inject icing inside a cake?
Use an icing or piping bag with a firm, metal tip and insert it into the cake to inject the icing inside.
How do you make buttercream frosting?
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
6-7 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoons salt
6-9 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cream the butter until fluffy in a large bowl. Add the salt and a bit of the sugar ( a couple spoons should be ok ) and mix again. Keep adding a bit of milk and a bit of sugar and mix until you can't see anymore powder. Add the vanilla extract and mix until light and fluffy.
You can put it in the fridge or use it right away. If you have extra frosting left over, you can stick it between to graham crackers or any type of cracker or cookie. It tastes great for that.
If you don't have butter, a good substitute is shortening. If you don't have vanilla extract you can use maple syrup or any other type of extract you have such as lemon extract. If you want chocolate frosting, take out the vanilla and use chocolate powder and you could probably use chocolate milk.
How do you make Chocolate frosting with no vanilla extract?
You will need to be sure that the chocolate that you use does not already contain vanilla. The ingredient label should tell you. Most baking chocolate ("100%") does not contain vanilla. Then use any recipe and leave out the vanilla if it is called for. The quantity is so small that it should have no effect on how the frosting turns out. Cocoa powder almost never contains vanilla, so a recipe based on cocoa powder without added vanilla will also be fine.
Can you use creamer instead of half and half in a frosting recipe?
Yes, if it is used as the liquid in the frosting, half & half is fine in buttercream frosting.
How do you thin store bought frosting for glaze?
If it is stored in the fridge, take it out at least an hour before it is required. Take a blunt edge knife, or a knife spatula, and scoope out a huge lump of frosting dolloping it in the middle, do this again until you have a big amount of icing in the middle. Then using the flat edge of the metal spatula, pull the icing from the middle, gentle scraing it to the outside. Repeat this process until the cake is covered in a thick neat layer!
Difference between icing and frosting?
Yes, Icing is made mainly out of icing sugar, water and food colouring, while
Frosting is made with a bit of butter, buttermilk and has a creamier, smoother consistency. Frosting tends to not have such a sugary taste, and has more flavour - Chocolate, Strawberry, Coffee etc.
Do you need to refrigerate a cake frosted with duncan hines canned frosting?
Yes, it is recommended to refrigerate a cake frosted with Duncan Hines canned frosting. The frosting contains dairy and other perishable ingredients that can spoil if left at room temperature for an extended period. Refrigeration helps maintain the freshness and quality of the frosting and the cake. It is best to store the cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator to keep it fresh for a longer period.
How do you thicken frosting that's too thin?
To make butter cream frosting thicker you should put it in the fridge, or beat it in a bowl over (not in) ice, or mix in a little more butter. If it is egg-white frosting put it in the top of a double boiler and beat it a little over simmering water. :)
How do you make Italian butter cream frosting?
ingredients:
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons hot water
1/4 cup butter (margerine recommended)
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
directions:
-dissolve coffee in hot water
-beat all ingrenients until light and fluffy
-frost cake
What do you need to make butter cream frosting?
to make ice cream u use
Milk
Butter
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and some special kind of yogurt and cheese
How do you make can icing more firm?
this works with any icing, all you have to do is add a bit of cream cheese.
How do you make icing using cream?
I can think of 3 cakes made in this way: pavlova, angel food cake, chocolate chinchilla cake.
Here's a recipe for Pavlova
For each egg white:
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon cold water
1 teaspoon cornflour
½ teaspoon vinegar.
Beat the egg whites and water with a pinch of salt till soft peaks form. Beat in the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, beat in till dissolved with each addition until no granules can be felt when rubbed between thumb and finger.
Beat in the vinegar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Lastly fold in the cornflour.
Wet a piece of greaseproof or baking paper with cold water on one side only and lay it wet side down on a cold baking sheet. Shape the meringue into a lofty circle on the paper
Bake in a preheated oven at 190° (Celsius) for exactly 5 minutes then turn the oven off, leaving the Pavlova inside, until the oven is cold.
Decorate with lashings off whipped cream and fruit - chunks of pineapple and mint leaves were a particular family favourite.
Note:
Really, an electric beater and electric oven are required.
Four egg whites make a decent-sized Pavlova to be eaten in 1 sitting.
How long can you wait before icing cupcakes?
You should wait until the cupcakes are completely cool before icing them, and you can do it about one day in advance.
How do you make white chocolate frosting?
I think the way to make off white iceing is to buy it. you can usually either buy it already made or buy the packet and make it at home.
When you frost your cake why does the top of the cake come off and gets mixed in the frosting?
That should not happen, and it does not need to happen. This probably occurs because the cake is either too dry, too crumbly / weak, or you are pressing and spreading the icing around too hard.
Icing for cake decorations can be purchased at cake decorating stores locally or at the baking aisle of local supermarkets. They all offer a selection of icings buttercream, royal icing and also ideas on how to decorate the cake after icing.
Where does icing sugar as in the icing sugar from cakes come from?
Icing sugar is normal white granulated sugar that has been powdered to be very very fine.
How do you make powered sugar icing?
In order to make powered sugar icing you will need: 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk or water and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Throw all of these ingredients in one bowl and mix them until you have the perfect icing.
