How to make frosting from scratch?

Question

I'm wanting to make Easter cup cakes/muffins with homemade frosting that's piped in a swirl on top.

The type that looks like this:
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or this:

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How do I make the frosting? Is it butter cream? Cream cheese? Iceing sugar?? Any recipes you got I'll have!

Thank you,

Answer 1

If you want an English answer -( i.e. no mention of cups or sticks!), just mix half a pound of softened unsalted better with half a pound of icing sugar along with colouring or finely grated chocolate or some cocoa powder dissolved in very little hot water.

Answer 2

Buttercream



Recipe courtesy Alton Brown



Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Icing Man Cometh



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3 min

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Intermediate

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Yield



enough for 1 (2-layer) 9-inch



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Prep

25 min

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Cook

3 min

Total:

28 min



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Ingredients



* 4 eggs, room temperature*

* 1/2 cup sugar

* 1/2 cup dark corn syrup

* 10 ounces butter, cubed and at room temperature



Directions



In a large mixing bowl, whip the eggs until light and fluffy.



In a small saucepan bring the sugar and the corn syrup to a boil. Lubricate the inside of a metal baster with a small amount of vegetable oil and dispense it completely. Then use this to drizzle the sugar mixture into the mixing bowl with the eggs. The mixer should be on low speed until you finish drizzling in all of the sugar mixture.



Once the entire mixture of the sugar is incorporated, slowly add the butter pieces. Only add more butter when you can no longer see the previously added pieces. It will go fast at first and then slow down. Continue to whip until the mixture is creamy.



*RAW EGG WARNING



Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.

Answer 3

Ingredients



Makes enough for about 50 cupcake bites



* 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature

* 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

* 1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar

* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract



Directions



1. Place cream cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until creamy, about 30 seconds.

2. With the mixer on low, slowly add sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowls as necessary.

3. Add vanilla and increase mixer speed to medium. Blend until frosting is fluffy, about 1 minute.

Answer 4

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

1/2 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons cocoa powder (optional)

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DIRECTIONS

Cream sugar, butter and vanilla. Add a small amount of milk (1 to 2 tablespoons). Add cocoa if desired and beat until fluffy. If frosting is too sweet add a little more milk.

Answer 5

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