Frosting & Icing
Cream cheese icing, maple glaze, and other finishes bring sweetness and texture to a bake. These frostings and icings offer options to spread, pipe, or pour as the recipe directs.
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Icing Coloring Color Chart
When mixing color, always mix a small amount of color to experiment. Start with base color and then add very small amounts of secondary color. Be sure to…
Dulce de Leche Frosting
Ingredients 1 1/2 Cups (170 grams) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature 2 1/2 Cups (400 grams) prepared Dulce de Leche, divided 1 teaspoon (5 grams) Vanilla Extract Fine Sea Salt, to taste and/or flaky…
Peanut Butter Frosting
This smooth, fluffy frosting is chock-full of creamy peanut butter and the perfect topper for cakes and cupcakes. Ingredients 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) Unsalted Butter 1 (15- to 16-ounce) jar Smooth…
Russian Buttercream
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, cubed and room temp ≈70°F 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk, refrigerated for at least 2 hours 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or…
Marshmallow Whipped Cream
This Marshmallow Whipped Cream is more than just whipped cream. It’s a dip, a pancake topping, a frosting, and something you hide in the back of the refrigerator…
Angostura Whipped Cream
To really get the most out of the combination, don’t be shy. For four servings of Angostura whipped cream, pour ½ cup chilled cream into a bowl, add 1 to 2…
Salted Caramel Frosting
Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) unsalted butter 1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar (I prefer dark) 5 – 6 Tablespoons heavy cream,…
Chocolate Frosting Shots (or Chocolate Mousse)
Maybe you’ve heard of the popular bakery, Sprinkles? At this bakery, they sell something known as a frosting shot. It’s genius… How many times have you eaten a…
Strawberry Butter Cream Frosting
Replacing some of the butter in a traditional butter cream with cream cheese makes for a lighter, less sweet frosting. 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 4 ounces cream…
