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Vanilla Icing Tips
- Soften, but don't completely melt, the butter before using in this recipe.
- Use genuine vanilla extract for the best vanilla flavor.
- You can adjust the thickness of icing by adding more or less milk.
- Add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder with the confectioner's sugar to turn the vanilla icing into chocolate icing.
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There's no need to buy vanilla icing at a grocery store! This homemadee vanilla frosting recipe is quick and easy to make in your own kitchen. How to make vanilla icing will show you how to create your own delicious vanilla frosting from basic ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, step by step.
Commercial vanilla frosting is readily available, convenient to use, consistent in taste and texture, and easy to spread. The ingredients in pre-purchased vanilla icing, however, are not necessarily what you'd use at home. Betty Crocker's Rich and Creamy Vanilla Frosting, for example, includes "Sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, high maltose corn syrup, water, and cornstarch", as well as a number of flavorings and preservatives.http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/product_image.aspx?catID=23338&itemID=1878 The recipe on this page includes butter, milk, sugar, and vanilla. When you make your own vanilla frosting you can make sure that it only contains top quality ingredients.
If you enjoy baking, you'll inevitably need some vanilla icing to spread on your creations. Whether it's for topping cookies, cinnamon rolls or a birthday cake, great-tasting vanilla icing is fast and easy to make in your own kitchen. Just follow these simple instructions to make vanilla frosting for all your baking needs!
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How to Eliminate Crumbs When You Frost a Cake
No matter how good your vanilla frosting, the effect will be ruined if the frosting breaks the cake when it is applied, creating a frosting that is studded with crumbs. You can avoid these "crumble-pox" by spreading a very thin layer of icing first and allowing it to dry before continuing to frost the cake. Making this initial crumb layer will keep you from having cake crumbs scattered throughout your vanilla icing.
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Ingredients for Vanilla Frosting
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Mixing spoons
- Electric mixer (optional)
- Measuring cups and measuring spoons
Making Vanilla Icing
- In a mixing bowl, combine the softened butter with the powdered sugar.
- Mix them together using a mixing spoon, or electric mixer set on low speed until they are well blended. BettyCrocker.com: Red Devil's Food Cake
- Next add the vanilla extract and one teaspoon of the milk and mix well.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl often while mixing.Cooks.com: Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- Continue to add milk one teaspoon at a time until frosting is the desired consistency.RecipeZaar.com: Creamy Vanilla Frosting/Icing
- Continue to blend until the icing is smooth and creamy, with no lumps.Simply Recipes: Sugar Cookies Recipe
- Your vanilla icing is finished and ready to spread!
Vanilla Icing Hints and Tips
- It's much easier to thin icing with additional milk than to thicken it again, so keep in mind that a little milk goes a long way when you're adjusting the consistency.
- After your icing is thoroughly mixed, you can add food coloring to transform your vanilla icing to any color of the rainbow.RecipeZaar.com: Easy Frosting
- Icing can be stored in the refrigerator before use, but for the most attractive results, allow the icing to return to room temperature before spreading.RecipeZaar.com: Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- For the most authentic vanilla flavor, be sure to use real vanilla extract rather than imitation.CookingLight.com: Happy Endings:Vanilla
- If you need your vanilla icing to be pure white, use vanilla powder or clear vanilla extract instead of regular vanilla extract
