How to Make Home-Made Frosting

Frostings are perfect toppings for decorating and enhancing the flavor of cakes. There are hundreds of recipes for frostings. Using home-made frosting for your self made cake is a great idea. So, if you want to learn to make frosting, then try out any of the following recipes:

Chocolate Frosting
Here is a rich chocolate frosting recipe that can be used as creamy and smooth topping on brownies and cup cakes

Ingredients Required

Unsweetened chocolate
Cream cheese (room temperature)
Confectioners’ sugar
Vanilla extract
Salt
Evaporated milk

Preparation

Take a saucepan and melt some chocolate over low heat.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until it acquires a fluffy consistency.
Now stir in the melted chocolate.
With the help of an electric mixer, blend the ingredients on medium speed.
Mix in the vanilla and salt. Also slowly blend in the sugar. At this point increase the mixer speed to medium high.
Gradually add in the milk and continue to beat the mix until the frosting acquires a smoother and finer consistency.

Butter cream Frosting

4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
Sticks of unsalted butter (cut into chunks)
Tbsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Place sugar and egg whites in a bowl (heat-proof) and keep it over simmering water on stove. Allow the ingredients to heat for nearly 3 to 4 minutes. Make sure to whisk the mix constantly.
Once the sugar is dissolved the mixture will resemble marshmallow cream.
Now take the bowl off the heat and beat the meringue for about 5 minutes or until it is cool, on medium speed.
Go on to add the butter and continue to beat until smooth. Add a few squares of butter at a time.
When all the butter is in the bowl, beat on medium high speed for next 10 minutes or until the mix becomes smooth and thick.
In case you notice the butter cream curdling, continue beating it. It will come back together.
Finally add the lemon juice (little at a time) and vanilla. Beat all the ingredients once again on medium speed.

Within few minutes, your smooth and flavorful butter cream frosting will be ready to be used.

So, get ready to try these home-made frosting recipes and surprise your family with lovely cake topping.