Frosting for your Cupcakes

julie03

i am looking for a recipe that is similar to the frostings on commericial cupcakes, normal buttercream just isnt the same,

i have seen one with egg yolks and sugar syrup and some with meringue powder and alot of the recipes are american which some things i dont even know what they are

any ideas anyone?

thank you

Penelope_Penguin

Is there anything here I'll add this thread later to keep ideas together.

MrsCrafty

Icing really, but the yanks call it frosting. I have made this and it's lovely. Really light almost mousse like and not as sugary and sweet as traditional topping.

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/09/perfect-cupcake-frosting-and-filling.html

I did put it on another thread but it got a bit lost and I have been meaning to share for a while.

MarzipanFish

Interesting recipe. Wouldn't have thought of trying white sauce icing! All my other recipes for 'american style frosting' involve beating egg whites so i've not bothered (don't want the hassle or the leftover yolks) but I'm thinking of trying this sometime.

rachbc

I've used a similar reciep for 'boiled frosting' before and always got grat feedback - someone once said it was like not cold icecream - q=which is kind of is - creamy and smooth but not too sweet/ sickly

Lizbetty

MrsCrafty wrote: »

Icing really, but the yanks call it frosting. I have made this and it's lovely. Really light almost mousse like and not as sugary and sweet as traditional topping.

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/09/perfect-cupcake-frosting-and-filling.html

I did put it on another thread but it got a bit lost and I have been meaning to share for a while.

Mrs Crafty: I love you. :beer:
I hate icing sugar with a passion as I always end up getting high from the clouds of it in the kitchen. And I can never think of anything else for the kids to stick the bits and pieces to. I have googled and not managed to find anything that didn't include cups and lots of American terms (I'm lazy and can't be bothered translating) and so this is perfect.

I can't thank you enough!!!!!! My children will be chuffed to pieces!

Lucy xx

Triker

Great site, thanks, some lovely recipes.

megasaver

MrsCrafty wrote: »

Icing really, but the yanks call it frosting. I have made this and it's lovely. Really light almost mousse like and not as sugary and sweet as traditional topping.

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/09/perfect-cupcake-frosting-and-filling.html

I did put it on another thread but it got a bit lost and I have been meaning to share for a while.

This sounds really good...... but I never use american web sites as I do not know how to use cup measurements. What is 1/2 cup of butter..... do you know how much it weighs and any idea about weight of the other cup measurements as I desperately need to find an easy frosting recipe for my daughters cupcake decorating party:)

caitybabes

An American cup is about 250ml I think so if you find a teacup or similar at home that holds that much you can use it as your standard measure in future

Cait x

Kevie192

megasaver wrote: »

This sounds really good...... but I never use american web sites as I do not know how to use cup measurements. What is 1/2 cup of butter..... do you know how much it weighs and any idea about weight of the other cup measurements as I desperately need to find an easy frosting recipe for my daughters cupcake decorating party:)

I like this website for cups to grams... Scroll down and fund the ingredient then look it up underneath.

Thanks OP for this recipe, really looking forward to trying it out... My thighs find buttercream a little heavy

Kevin x