Homemade frosting?!
and i dont have powdered sugar.idk if i could use regular sugar!?help!
thanks!.; ]
Answers: can someone tell me how to make frosting with things around the house (cnt go to the store so, what you usually have in your fridge.milk, butter, ect.)??
and i dont have powdered sugar.idk if i could use regular sugar!?help!
thanks!.; ]
try looking in this website!
http://www.recipezaar.com/
Here's a great frosting with regular stuff, from around the house:
3 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup water
1 cup egg whites
1 1/2 pounds butter (6 sticks), softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Special Equipment: candy thermometer
Mix 3 cups sugar with water in a small, heavy saucepan. Cook over high heat until syrup reaches 248 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Watch it closely as it gets close to temperature; it will go quickly at the end.
While syrup is cooking, beat egg whites with 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff but not dry.* (Extra- fine granulated sugar works best). Turn mixer off until syrup is ready.
With mixer running, pour syrup into the egg whites in a thin, steady stream, making sure not to pour directly onto beaters. Be careful, as hot syrup can burn if you. Continue to beat mixture until it is no longer hot.
Allow to cool to room temperature and then beat in the softened butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until all is incorporated. (Salted butter works fine. If you are using unsalted butter, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste.) The mixture will become thin and may look curdled at first, but will then become smooth as it beats. Lastly, beat in the vanilla all at once. (Use the best vanilla you can find. Artificial and white "vanilla" will ruin the delicate flavor.)
If not using at once, refrigerate the buttercream until needed. It will keep for 1 week in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. To use, just bring it back to room temperature and re-beat to restore the texture. If you have trouble with the texture, getting it to room temperature and extra beating are the keys to making it smooth.
Enjoy on your favorite cake!
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Ayelet
Best is "Seven Minute Frosting" Look it up on the net.
Sold the canned frostings for a manufacturer for 30 years. Seven is the best.
Butter Cream Frosting
1 stick of butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3-4 tablespoons milk
In a medium bowl combine butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon juice. Mix until everything is combined. Add milk 1 tablespoonful at a time until desired consistency is reached.
If you want chocolate, melt 2 squares of baking chocolate and mix in. You may have to use more milk.
You can make your own powdered sugar by pulverizing regular sugar in your food processor until powdery.
for your future refrence since you dont have any powdered sugar now......
this is soo good on brownies
you brew some espresso or make some strong coffee
and using about 1/2 a cup of it... mix with powdered sugar until a icing consistancy forms. i'm not sure how much sugar to use but its good and has a great color.
Its more of a glaze(like you'd see on doughnuts), it gets hard.. doesnt fluff.
Got any honey? Whip two sticks of softened butter with a 1/2 cup of honey (more if you like it sweeter).
It's a frosting that is absolutely silken!
Seven-Minute Icing
Ingredients
l egg white, unbeaten
7/8 C. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 Tbs. cold water
2 egg whites
Directions
Put all ingredients in top of double boiler. Put over boiling water and beat with rotary beater for seven minutes. Remove from fire and beat until thick