Included:
Brown sugar caramel glaze
Butter Cream Frosting
Coconut Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting
Fresh Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting
Quick Caramel Frosting
Brown Sugar Caramel Glaze
(for on apple cake or other plain cakes)
3 tbsp butter or margarine
3 tbsp packed light brown sugar
3 tbsp granulated sugar
3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Place butter, sugars, cream and vanilla in medium saucepan over
medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring. Let boil for one minute,
stirring often.
Butter Cream Frosting
(versatile, change the flavor by adding, lemon, cinnamon, ...)
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter at room temperature
3-3/4 c. Confectioners' sugar, sifted
3-4 tbsp milk
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Mix butter with mixer at low speed until fluffy (30 seconds). Add
Confectioners sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and vanilla. Blend with mixer
on low speed 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and blend until light
and fluffy one minute more. If frosting seems too stiff blend in up to
one tablespoon milk.
Variation: For cinnamon butter cream frosting (good on carrot and
banana cakes) decrease the amount of vanilla to 1 teaspoon and add 1
teaspoon ground cinnamon after adding the vanilla.
Coconut Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting
(good on banana or orange cakes)
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese at room temperature
8 tbsp butter (1 stick) at room temperature
2-1/2 c. Confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c. unsweetened coconut
1/2 c. finely chopped pecans
In large mixing bowl with mixer at low speed, blend butter and cream
cheese until combined, 30 seconds. Add confectioners' sugar, a bit at
a time, and blend until combined. Add vanilla and increase speed to
medium and blend until fluffy, one minute more. Fold in coconut and
pecans.
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese at room temperature
8 tbsp (one stick) butter at room temperature
3-3/4 c. Confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
In large bowl, blend cream cheese and butter with mixer on low speed
until combined (30 seconds). Add Confectioners' sugar, a bit at a
time, blending with the mixer on low speed, until sugar is well
incorporated. Add vanilla and increase speed to medium and blend
frosting until fluffy.
Fresh Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
(Good with Carrot, Mom's Layer Cake, Basic Buttermilk Spice Cake)
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese at room temperature
8 tbsp butter (1 stick) at room temperature
3 c. confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tbsp fresh ornge juice
1 tbsp grated orange zest
In large bowl with mixer at low speed blend cream cheese and butter
until combined, 30 seconds. Add confectioners' sugar, a bit at a time,
blending with mixer at low speed, until sugar is well combined, one
minute. Add orange juice and zest, increase speed to medium and beat
until frosting lightens and is fluffy 1 minute more.
Peanut Butter Frosting
1 c. creamy peanut butter
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter at room temperature
2 c. Confectioners' sugar, sifted
3-4 tbsp milk
2 tsp vanilla
In large mixer bowl with mixer at low speed blend peanut butter and
butter until fluffy, 30 seconds. Add Confectioners' sugar, 3
tablespoons milk and vanilla. Blend until sugar is well combined.
Increase speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, 1 minute
more. Blend in up to one tablespoon milk if the frosting seems too
stiff.
Quick Caramel Frosting
(good on banana cake)
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter
1/2 c. packed light brown sugar
1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar
1/4 c. whole milk
2 c. Confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
In medium heavy saucepan over medium heat combine butter and sugars.
Stir and cook until mixture comes to a boil. Add milk, stir and bring
mixture back to a boil. Remove from heat and add confectioners' sugar
and vanilla. Beat with wooden spoon until smooth. Use immediately. If
frosten hardens place back over heat.
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
Access the Recipes And More list archives at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/
Visit the group home page at:
http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
