“What good is a cake without the icing on it?” The fun of eating cake is not the same without the soft sinful icing tantalizing your senses. With a multitude of flavors to choose from for the icing, you can experiment and provide a plethora of flavors that will leave your loved ones craving for more. If you are planning to surprise a loved one with a homemade cake, then go one step further and decorate your cake with finger licking homemade frosting! Homemade frosting is not as hard to make as you envision it to be; even a novice at cooking would find it easy. The subtle mix of cream and bread is akin to one of those wicked combinations that leave a lasting aftertaste and an intense craving that only a second helping can fulfill. So, if you are racking your brain to find that perfect recipe for homemade frosting, look no more! Here are a few homemade icing recipes that are simple and easy to make!
Homemade Frosting Recipes
Rappers Frosting
Ingredients
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Chocolate Bar
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3 tbsp Butter
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½ cup Milk
Instructions
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Boil chocolate bar, milk and butter in a saucepan. Mix all the ingredients properly and make sure that the mixture is uniform.
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Turn off the burner and let the mixture cool.
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Refrigerate the mixture in a bowl.
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Later, add some more milk and whip vigorously so that the frost is created.
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
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1 packet Cream Cheese
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4 tbsp Butter
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1 tbsp Lemon Zest
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1 cup Sugar
Instructions
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Using a blender, beat the butter and cream cheese.
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Add sugar and lemon zest and beat again.
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Your frosting is ready. You can use it on cupcakes and cookies.
Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients
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½ cup Peanut Butter
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2 tbsp Butter
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½ cup Milk
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1 cup Sugar
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1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
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Heat milk, butter and sugar in a saucepan until the butter melts.
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Add peanut butter and vanilla in the mixture. Mix until the consistency is smooth.
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You can add grated chocolate to the mixture to enhance the flavor.
Coconut Frosting
Ingredients
Instructions
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Mix sugar, cream of tartar, salt, egg whites and coconut water in a saucepan. In a separate vessel, boil water on a high flame.
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Place the saucepan over the vessel containing water and blend the mixture properly for 6 minutes with the help of a blender. It is essential that the mixture be blended over a water bath.
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Remove from the flame. Mix vanilla and coconut extract in it and again beat constantly for a minute with the help of a blender.
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Now that the frost is ready, cool it and use it later for frosting the cake.
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Sprinkle grated coconut after each layering of the frost to enhance the coconut flavor.
Caramel Frosting
Ingredients
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1 cup Dark Brown Sugar
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6 tbsp Butter
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½ cup Milk
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Pinch of Salt
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¼ cup Sugar
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½ tbsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
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Take brown sugar, butter, milk and salt in a saucepan and boil it.
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Once boiled, take it off the flame and let it cool.
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Add sugar and vanilla extract and beat smoothly until the consistency is thick enough.
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Now that your frost is ready, smear it on to your cupcakes or cookies to enjoy a caramel delight!