Types of Cake Icing
Beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth. Add the remaining icing sugar and one tablespoon of the milk and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth. Beat in the milk, if necessary, to loosen the mixture. Stir in the food colouring until well combined.
We'll show you how to make buttercream icing with over 60 homemade buttercream frosting recipes including vanilla, caramel and chocolate.
Cream cheese icing is a slightly tangy icing made with cream cheese (think cheesecake-ish) perfect on carrot cake, red velvet cake, and in pastries! Cream cheese frosting is not typically as sweet as traditional icings.
Cream cheese frosting adds a richness and grounded flavor to the already powerful carrot cake. Layering one and one-half inch sections of cake with thin layers of cream cheese icing allows the flavor to fill the cake and keeps the cake from becoming too dry.
Poured fondant, or fondant icing, is a sweet, creamy paste that can be used as a filling or icing for pastries such as éclairs and Napoleons. Poured fondant can be made from simply combining sugar, shortening, and water.
Ah, buttercream. Our cupcakes wouldn't be the same without you, birthday cakes would be a fleeting memory, and licking the beaters wouldn't be nearly as enticing. But all this we know. But did you know that all buttercreams aren't created equal? Buttercream is a beloved frosting made with a combination of fat and sugar. At my house, we're all about the butter + confectioners sugar variety. But you've probably noticed that some buttercream is just downright better than others.
Allow the ganache to cool slightly before pouring over a cake. Start at the center of the cake and work outward. For a fluffy frosting or chocolate filling, allow it to cool until thick, then whip with a whisk until light and fluffy.
Your buttercream will keep for up to a week in the fridge, and about a month in the freezer. I pre-make 3-4 batches of this buttercream recipe and freeze them all the time! Before using your buttercream to fill or ice a cake, make sure it is room temperature.
This is my recipe. It is easy, quick, and perfect: perfect for frosting, decorating, and eating. It is delicious. This makes a generous amount. You will not run out when frosting and decorating two 9 inch round cakes.
Royal icing icing is a type of frosting that dries hard. Fondant is a thick sugar dough that’s soft and pliable and can be rolled out. It’s used to cover buttercream frosted cakes.
Turn the mixer up to high speed and keep beating until the frosting is light and fluffy. During this process, the gorgeous meringue will suddenly deflate and may look soupy or curdled. Just keep mixing and …
Whipped icing starts with chilled whipping cream that is whipped until it is light and fluffy. Powdered sugar is slowly added to the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Buttercream can be left white or dyed with food coloring liquids, gels or powders into a variety of pastel or bright colors.