My Favorite Butter Cream Frosting Food
SHELF STABLE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
This non-refrigerated frosting is perfect for home-based cottage foods bakers who can not use dairy products in their recipes
Provided by Better Baker
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Using your mixer with the paddle attachment, whip the shortening on medium speed for about 5 minutes or until very light, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add the Loranne flavoring, water and salt and mix to combine.
- Add the powdered sugar, a few cups at a time and mix until all the powdered sugar has been combined.
- Remove the paddle attachment and switch to a whip attachment. Whip the frosting mixture on medium until it is very light. This is the trick to making it taste like bakery frosting, so don;t skip the whipping part!
- The frosting is now readty to us. If you prefer a thinner frosting for icing cakes, just add 1 tsp of water at a time until you have your desired consisitacy.
- Frosting can be stored at room temperature in a tightly sealed container for several weeks. You can also freeze the frosting in smaller qualtities and defrost at room tep=moerature as needed.
MY FAVORITE BUTTERCREAM ICING FOR DECORATING
This wonderful icing is used for icing cakes and cookies as well as for borders and art work on cakes. It makes a delicious filling also between the layers of cakes and under Fondant Icing. You can make roses but it takes 3 or more days to dry them depending on the humidity. There are many versions of "Buttercream" icing. Some are made with eggs and all butter. Some varieties, you have to cook your sugar to a softball stage. Others are 100% shortening or a combination of shortening and butter. Each decorator has his or her favorite. I personally think that the best taste and textured recipe is the one that has you cook your sugar, add to whipped eggs and use pounds of butter per batch. BUT.... I live in a state that can easily be a 100 degrees for days on end during the summer and you know what butter does on hot days. It melts! A greasy puddle of melted icing on a cake plate is not something I want to look at or eat. Your top notch decorators have a few options we don't. They have huge refrigerators to store their cakes in, and refrigerated vehicles that they can use to deliver decorated cakes. I even know a few that refuse to deliver at all. If you want their cake, you come and get it and it's your responsibility if it melts. These decorators don't even turn on their ovens for a wedding cake for less than $2000. The following recipes for Buttercream Icing hold up pretty well in the heat and humidity, but if you know that your cake will be out in very high temperatures, then don't use any butter and use only a high quality shortening. Shortening: Solid Shortenings definitely have their place in baking. So I'm going to talk taste tests. Crisco is the hands down winner. It has a clean taste with the melting point of 106 degrees. Butter melts somewhere between 88 and 98 degrees F. depending on the amount of fat in the brand. You can see that if you need to serve a pure buttercream decorated cake, on a hot August afternoon, you could have melted roses (and I do mean greasy puddles) on the tablecloth. This is when a good quality shortening will be a great blessing. I have been told by decorator friends that some of the warehouse brand shortenings leave a grainy consistency to the icing no matter what you do. Powdered (Confectioner's) Sugar: Regarding Powdered Sugar. Please use a Cane Sugar. I prefer C&H Powdered (confectioners) Sugar. Many of the cheaper brands use sugar beets for their base. I don't know the chemistry behind it but you definitely get different textures to your icing that can vary from batch to batch. I spent a few months being very frustrated with the quality of my icing until a kind lady did a bit of trouble shooting for me. She recommended the cane sugar and I've been blessing her ever since. Top-Quality Brands: Please be safe, buy a quality brands and then stick with it for the best results. A friend of mine, who is a wonderful cook and baker, travels a lot and she often prepares treats for her hosts. She's learned to ask the host to have her favorite shortening and flour on hand. She has even made up a little makeup type case that carries her favorite extracts and precious spices. That way she knows what she is working with, how it handles, and what tastes she can expect for the finished product. Some surprises are NOT pleasant. Storing Buttercream Icing: If you are not going to be using the icing right away, place it in a clean, sealable bowl. Store it in the refrigerator but please don't place it next to the marinating salmon, garlic or broccoli. You do NOT want those flavors in your icing! I like to use my icing within a few days but it will hold in the cold refrigerator for a couple of weeks if necessary. I often make a double batch of icing the night before I have a baking project. That way I know that I have plenty of icing, it's fresh and I don't have to make it while I'm in the middle of baking the cakes. The extra can always be used for a batch of cupcakes. When you remove the icing from the refrigerator, you might notice that the icing has taken on a sponge like texture. Do yourself a favor and place the icing in a bowl and mix by hand using a back and forth, smashing motion with a spoon or icing spatula. What you want to do is to smash the bubbles out of the icing. This extra step will help to give you the smoothest icing for a pretty top and sides of the cake. I have found that you will get an even better texture of icing if it is at room temperature before you try to do your icing. Bad Buttercream Icing Days: One thing that seems very silly but is true. There are Bad Buttercream Days! I've asked quite a few decorators about this and every one says "Yes, there are lousy days". I'm not sure what causes the problem. It could be that every human has bad days so they blame the buttercream. It may be the humidity or that there is a low pressure system hanging over your town. I just know why but it is a perceived fact. The way I have handled the problem is that I changed the decoration on the cake. I couldn't get the smooth top or sides as I originally planned. Writing a greeting on a messy top would look awful so I changed the design idea and put flowers everywhere. I could have also done a basket weave technique around the sides. Just go with the flow, and don't get frustrated. Aunt Martha won't chuck the cake at you if you don't write her name on the top this time. Remember that you are creating something that is to be eaten so have fun with it. Different Mixers: If you have a heavy duty counter mixer, you can prepare a whole batch at one time. If you are using a hand mixer, divide the recipe in half. If you notice the mixer getting hot, please stop and let the machine cool off. I also prefer to mix the buttercream on a low setting. It seems that the higher setting do the job faster but you also will get a spongy texture to the icing. I don't want that quality in my final ice coating or flowers on the cake. Using Weight Scales: 1 cup of Crisco weighs 6 ounces. I put a piece of wax paper on my scale and start plopping spoons of shortening on until I get the desired weight. It really saves on the cleanup. Recipe from Peggy at WhatsCookingAmerica.net
Provided by chefRD
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 3 1/2 lbs
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- * You can purchase meringue powder at your local grocery store under the brand name of Just Whites.
- In the mixer, mix butter, Crisco shortening, and salt together to incorporate, about 5 minutes on low.
- Add almond, butter and vanilla extracts. Mix together well. Add about 1 pound of powdered sugar and the meringue powder and mix.
- Add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar at a time and mix until you get the consistency you want.
- Add a little milk, a teaspoon at a time, if necessary to thin the frosting. Blend well on low for several minutes.
- Use immediately or cover and refrigerate. NOTE: Buttercream Icing will last for weeks as long as it is well sealed.
- This icing is used for icing cakes and cookies as well as for borders and art work on cakes. It also makes a good tasting filling between layers of the cake and under a Fondant Icing.
- You can make roses, but the drying time is 3 or more days depending on the humidity.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2514, Fat 169.8, SaturatedFat 62.6, Cholesterol 139.4, Sodium 800.6, Carbohydrate 258.9, Sugar 253.8, Protein 0.6
QUICK VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Whip up this fan-favorite Quick Vanilla Buttercream Frosting recipe. It's fluffy, light and the perfect professional finish to any cake or cookie.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 12m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.
- Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Start with this simple Buttercream Frosting recipe and then spread it on-or change up the dessert topping with your choice of additional ingredients.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 10m
Yield 20 servings, 2 Tbsp. each
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Beat butter, cream cheese spread and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended.
- Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition until blended.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 60 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
FOOLPROOF BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
You can make this up to a week ahead; cover airtight and chill. Before using, let it come to room temperature and beat briefly at medium speed to restore texture. For interesting variations, replace vanilla with 2 to 3 tablespoons of liqeur, 6 ounces melted bittersweet chocolate, or up to 1/2 cup strained jam of any flavor. This recipe is from Sunset magazine.
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 3 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In mixer bowl at high speed, beat egg yolks until pale yellow, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Butter a 2-cup glass measuring cup (you will need it for the next step--so butter it now).
- In a 2- to 3-quart pan, combine sugar and corn syrup.
- Cook over medium-high heat and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a rolling boil.
- Immediately pour into the butter glass measuring cup.
- Beating constantly at medium speed, pour syrup in a thin, steady stream into egg yolks (avoiding beaters).
- Continue beating until mixture is at room temperature (7 to 10 minutes).
- Add butter and vanilla.
- Beat just until smooth.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1349, Fat 113, SaturatedFat 69.4, Cholesterol 638.5, Sodium 59.1, Carbohydrate 82.3, Sugar 57, Protein 5.7
BUTTER CREAM ICING (BUTTERCREAM FROSTING)
I use Recipe #95416 when I'm decorating a cake but we like this version on brownies, cookies or undecorated cakes. I cut the recipe in half for brownies. Goes really well on Recipe #2496. Freezes well also. (If you have leftovers, put it between graham cracker for a delicious snack or dessert. My kids love it that way!)
Provided by Marg CaymanDesigns
Categories Dessert
Time 12m
Yield 3 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cream butter and then add vanilla and optional salt. (To cut the sweetness I usually sprinkle some salt in the vanilla, so it will dissolve.).
- Add sugar a cup at a time beating on medium speed. Add milk 1 Tbls. at a time and beat on high until completely blended and desired consistency.
DECORATOR BUTTERCREAM ICING
I always use this when I decorate cakes and I get many, many compliments on the wonderful taste. It is not that usual shortening-and-sugar-bakery-icing taste. If I am not using it to decorate a cake with, I use my all butter variation: Recipe #261024.
Provided by Marg CaymanDesigns
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 3 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cream butter and shortening then add vanilla.
- Add sugar a cup at a time beating on medium speed.
- Add milk 1 Tbls. at a time and beat on high until completely blended.
- TIP: To cut the sweetness I usually sprinkle some salt in the vanilla (so it will dissolve) before proceeding with recipe as instructed.
MY FAVORITE COOKIE ICING/FROSTING
I have used several different icing recipes on my cookies over the years and this is by far my favorite. I find that cookie glaze, while simple and easy, doesn't have enough flavor and is almost impossible to do any real decorating with. My 4-yr-old DS loves to help me decorate cookies and this frosting even stands up when piped on, just like you would decorate a cake.
Provided by Melanie2590
Categories Dessert
Time 5m
Yield 2 cups, approx, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cream together butter and sugar. Slowly mix in milk, then vanilla and almond.
- Whisk until fluffy.
- Can be spread or piped onto cookies.
- Icing will begin to harden in less than 30 minutes. Wait a few hours before stacking iced cookies.
ULTIMATE BUTTER CREAM FROSTING
This frosting will make your cake taste fabulous! I am not much of a frosting eater on my cakes, but this is one recipe where I scrape my plate clean. Be sure to use real butter and real cream.
Provided by JaneMulkern
Categories Dessert
Time 5m
Yield 1 double layer 8 inch round cake
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cream powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. While mixer is running, slowly add a portion of the cream to the mixture. Continue adding the cream to make the frosting of a good spreading consistency. You may need a little less or a little more of the cream called out in the recipe to achieve your desired consistency.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5157.5, Fat 182.2, SaturatedFat 114.9, Cholesterol 529.4, Sodium 664.1, Carbohydrate 902.4, Sugar 881.6, Protein 3.9
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