Frosting Recipes

Valentine’s Day Pink Cake Frosting Recipe with Grenadine

sarita — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:19:09 +0000

We were thinking about our pink frosting options for Valentine’s Day cake frosting. On one hand, we’re cool with natural colorings like beet juice to pinkify a vanilla frosting. But we decided on a grenadine frosting for both its color and flavor. Grenadine is a syrup traditionally made from pomegranate juice. Not only does grenadine add a sweet, red tinge to cocktails, it can also be added to frosting recipes.

You can make your own grenadine by simmering pomegranate juice until it thickens and then adding granulated sugar. This is a more pure alternative than many commercially available grenadine products that have high fructose corn syrup; some don’t even list pomegranate juice as an ingredient.

You may add 2 tablespoons of grenadine to a buttercream recipe, or add 2-3 tablespoons of grenadine to a cream cheese frosting recipe. It’s tastier and has a more natural look than many food colorings.

Here’s one cream cheese version of grenadine frosting from the Food Network served on rose petal cupcakes. A perfect Valentine’s day treat!

Pink Cream Cheese Grenadine Cake Frosting Recipe

1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, at room temperature

2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 cups confectioner’s sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons grenadine

Put the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a mixer and, using the paddle attachment on high, beat until the two are incorporated. Add the sugar and beat one minute more. Add the vanilla and grenadine and beat until a uniform pink. Refrigerate until ready to use. Let come to room temperature before using.

Easy Black Forest Cake Recipe Frosting (aka Kue Black Forest)

sarita — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:58:59 +0000

Black forest cake originated in southern Germany in the early 20th century. Traditionally, it was enjoyed in the summer, probably because the tender Schmidt cherries used in the recipe ripen in July.

The easiest part of making a black forest cake is the frosting recipe. It’s a flexible recipe so some substitutions aren’t a problem.

Easy Black Forest Cake Frosting Recipe

3 1/4 c heavy cream
3/4 c milk
2/3 c confectioner’s sugar
2 t vanilla sugar*
2 dozen brandy-soaked cherries (non-brandy-soaked is also fine)
3 c chocolate shavings

Whip together cream, milk, confectioner’s sugar and vanilla sugar until fluffy. Cover each layer of a three layer cake with 1/4 of the cream and a dozen cherries. Cover the sides of the cake with remaining cream. Decorate entire cake with chocolate shavings.
*optional but tasty. Visit Baking Bites to see how it’s made.

Pecan Praline Frosting Recipe: Pralines Become Icing On the Cake

sarita — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:42:53 +0000

Traditional southern pecan pralines get their toasty sweetness from chopped pecans and brown sugar. This classic candy was originally made by hand in a copper kettle. The best pralines balance the taste of brown sugar and milk fat, along with a chewy and sometimes tooth-pulling crunch. Its vanilla and caramel undertones make this a much-loved treat.

We went searching for a pecan praline frosting recipe, one that is like a traditional praline, just in frosting form for cakes or cupcakes. This recipe from Recipezaar is the best example of how this a favorite southern confection becomes the perfect frosting for a chocolate fudge cake. A bourbon glaze or whipped cream would be a nice compliment, as would a garnish of a pecan praline.

Pecan Praline Frosting Recipe

1/4 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/3 cup whipping cream

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Combine the butter, brown sugar and whipping cream in a 2 quart saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring often.
Boil 1 min; remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla.
Add the pecans and stir gently for 2-5 minutes, or until the frosting begins to cool and thicken slightly.
Pour immediately over the cake.

(Do yourself a favor and don’t look at the nutrition facts for this recipe).

Full cake recipe for the accompanying New Orleans Double Chocolate Fudge Cake found here.

Oreo Cookie Buttercream Cake Frosting Recipe: Best Oreo Icing Ever!

sarita — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:31:39 +0000

This Oreo Cookie Buttercream Frosting Recipe is sure to delight anyone who encounters it. My Food Affair based her Oreo frosting recipe on a buttercream frosting recipe by Nick Malgieri, a world renowned pastry chef who happens to run the baking program at the culinary school I attended. So it must be good, right?

Solid vegetable shortening can be substituted for a portion of the butter if you feel like the frosting is going to be too heavy. However, this Oreo icing recipe looks delicious as is, so we probably wouldn’t mess with it. It may be destined to top a dark chocolate cake or cupcakes, but if you’re feeling a bit wild, a banana cake would be scrumptious as well.

From myfoodaffair.blogspot.com
Oreo buttercream frosting (see note)
adapted from Nick Malgieri’s Perfect Cakes

2 large egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
12 tbsp of unsalted butter, softened
6 oreo cookies, crushed
6 oreo cookies, halved for decoration (optional)

1. Whisk the egg whites and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Set the bowl over simmering water and whisk gently until the sugar is dissolved and the egg whites are hot (approximately 160 degrees).

2. Attach the bowl to the mixer and whip with the whisk on medium speed until cooled. Switch to the paddle and beat in the softened butter and continue beating until the buttercream is smooth. Dissolve the instant coffee in the liquor and beat into the buttercream.

Note:
This recipe barely made enough for 12 cupcakes. As you can see, there’s not a lot of frosting on the cupcakes. If you are a frosting person, you might want to double the recipe. Frosting is normally not my favorite part, so this was just enough for me.

Oreo buttercream frosting | My Food Affair.

Hazelnut Praline Frosting Recipe: Icing With Hazelnut Butter Or Spread

sarita — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:04:06 +0000

A lot of hazelnut frosting recipes include nut liqueurs like Frangelico or hazelnut paste, both of which are tasty, but not always kid-friendly. Another option when making a nut frosting like hazelnut is to use a hazelnut spread. You may already know of Nutella, a cocoa-hazelnut spread that originated in Italy. It makes a fabulous choco-hazelnut frosting, but the hazelnut flavor can be overwhelmed by the sweetness. Another option, suggested by Iwaruna.com, is using a hazelnut praline spread.

Looking for hazelnut butter or hazelnut praline spread? You’ll find it at specialty grocery stores near the peanut butter.

Hazelnut Praline Frosting Recipe From Iwaruna.com

Ingredients

* 1 cup hazelnut praline spread; this was the approximate amount from 1 jar of the Matíz brand, which weighed 9.8 ounces (280 grams).
* 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
* 1/2 to 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
* a pinch of salt
* 6 ounces confectioner’s sugar, sifted

Method

1. Over low heat in a sauce pan, stir the hazelnut praline spread, butter, 1/2 cup of cream and salt until melted and free of lumps. Pour into a food processor.
2. Add the confectioner’s sugar to the food processor, then whirl until smooth. If you notice oil still separating out from the mixture, add more confectioner’s sugar. I also added another 1/4 cup of cream so that it wouldn’t be too stiff to spread, but add more if you want a softer frosting. It does firm up more as it cools.
3. Spread over layers of cake, or cupcakes.

Iwaruna.com » Hazelnut frosting made from praline spread.

Red Wine Chocolate Cake Frosting Recipe

sarita — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:32:16 +0000

So I’m thinking to myself, “I wonder if anyone’s made a red wine cake frosting.” You have port wine at dessert, perhaps accompanied by some cookies. Why can’t you mix your wine with your cake?

Naturally, you would think that a red wine cake frosting would combine well with a cream cheese frosting or a ricotta cake – a new take on the wine and cheese plate, perhaps.

But this red wine chocolate cake frosting recipe surprised us and knocked our socks off. Twin Tables developed the recipe for Red Wine Rosemary Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Red Wine Chocolate Frosting. The red wine and dark chocolate is a lovely combination, and made even more sophisticated by the addition of fresh herbs.

Here’s the fabulous frosting recipe. Cake recipe and full instructions after the jump.

Red Wine Chocolate Frosting Recipe By Twin Tables

2 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
6 tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa powder
6 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons red wine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fresh sprigs of rosemary

To make the frosting, sift together the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa powder in a medium bowl; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter until smooth, then gradually beat in sugar mixture alternately with the red wine. Blend in vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Frost the cooled cupcakes and top with fresh sprigs of rosemary in a fun design.

Twin Tables: Iron Cupcake – Round Two.

Coca Cola Cake Frosting Recipe: No Diet Coke Allowed!

sarita — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:49:29 +0000

Coca Cola Cake Coke Frosting

Here is a fun, retro cake frosting recipe from the Coca Cola website. It is a Coca Cola Heritage Recipe, right up there with Diet Cherry Coke Lentils (not kidding) and Easy Coca Cola Chicken. You will find the accompanying Cola Cake recipe after the link.

Easy Coca Cola Cake Frosting Recipe
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 box (16 ounces) confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

To make frosting, combine butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and pour over confectioners’ sugar, blending well. Add vanilla extract and pecans. Spread over hot cake. When cool, cut into squares and serve.

Coca-Cola Recipes: Coca-Cola Cake, Coca-Cola Meatballs, Heritage Recipes & More.

Cherry Frosting Recipes For Cakes or Cupcakes, Finally!

sarita — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:53:21 +0000

I had been looking for a cherry frosting recipe that didn’t start with “buy a tub of cherry frosting” or end with “then add red food coloring.” It shouldn’t be too hard to make a cherry frosting from scratch!

We finally found this lovely cherry frosting recipe from Pretty Enough To Eat who puts it on some deep, delicious chocolate cupcakes. The combination of sour cream and whipped cream are a nice compliment to the cherry flavor and make the frosting smooth and spreadable. She mentions using cherry extract to enhance the cherry flavor which we think is a great idea. Though we don’t always like to buy expensive ingredients for just one dish, you can also use cherry extract in chocolate cake recipes, as well as for cocktails or limeade.

Cherry Frosting Recipe

8 oz sour cream
1 c whipping cream
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
2 T maraschino cherry juice

In a large mixing bowl combine one 8-ounce carton sour cream, 1 cup whipping cream (already whipped-trust me, it doesn’t turn out with just the cream!) 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, and 2 Tablespoons maraschino cherry juice. Beat on medium-high until fluffy.

Cake and garnish details and photos after the link.

Pretty Enough to Eat – Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes – your homebased mom.

Wilton Cake Frosting & Decorating Set : Ultimate Kit!

sarita — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:40:57 +0000

This
Wilton 50-Piece Cake Decorating Tool Kit w/Cake Decorating Caddy – Teal/Ivory is a phenomenal set that not only gives you a broad set of tools, but also a great way to store it. Being organized is so critical in cake decorating and this set includes a removable tray and more room to store additional tools.

This kit contains 50 essential tools for cake decorating including a practice board for experimentation, food coloring, spatulas, and everything else required for a memorable cake.

Cardamom Frosting Recipe With Rhubarb Compote and Cornmeal Cupcakes

sarita — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:35:46 +0000

One thing you may notice as you browse recipes on Frosting-Recipes.com is how similar some of them can be to eachother. But a few drops of lemon extract here, or a teaspoon of cinnamon there can transform not just your frosting recipe, but an entire dessert. This means that frostings are a great place to experiment with flavor combinations. Sure, we know that peanut butter cake would be good with chocolate frosting, but what about marshmallow or caramel frosting?

We loved this flavor combination at Dulcedo for Rhubarb Cornmeal Cupcakes with Cardamom Frosting. It shows how playing with a small amount of a zest, spice or flavor, in this case cardamom, transforms a recipe into an unusually delicious surprise.

Cardamom Frosting (cupcake and compote recipes after the jump)

Adapted from a recipe by Cheryl at The Cupcake Bakeshop
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3-4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla
1/8 cup light vanilla soy milk
1/8 teaspoon cardamom

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter at medium-high speed until creamy. Add half of the sifted sugar, the vanilla, the milk, and the cardamom. Beat until combined. Gradually add the remaining sugar until the frosting reaches your desired consistency.

Dulcedo: rhubarb cornmeal cupcakes with cardamom frosting.