Icing Consistency For Cake

Use quality vanilla for outstanding flavor and heavy cream for a thicker consistency.

Icing consistency for cake.

With any frosting be careful about adding too much liquid. The consistency of your frosting is a balance between the powdered sugar thickener and liquid thinner. The thin consistency frosting is best used for writing leaves creating vines stems lattice and lace. When it becomes difficult to move the spoon through the fudge icing it s ready to use.

Then add 2 tablespoons melted butter and 1 2 teaspoon vanilla. Heat 2 tablespoons cream and add very gradually confectioners sugar stirring constantly until the mixture is of the right consistency to spread. Using a hand mixer add powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until you ve reached your desired consistency. Certainly the butter plays a part too but once you ve got your butter in there the thickness of the frosting depends largely on the balance of powdered sugar and liquid.

Add 1 teaspoon of liquid light corn syrup milk or water for each cup of stiff frosting. Used for lines printing and also for frosting a cake. You will find this homemade cake icing recipe is very easy to make. Vanilla icing is the grand finale the crowning glory the pièce de résistance on thousands of different recipes including scones cinnamon rolls crumb cake muffins and so many more.

This icing has a loose consistency so pour it over your cake or cupcakes rather than using a knife to frost them. As the icing cools beat it with a spoon until it becomes thick and glossy. It s so simple yet often overlooked. The thin frosting is also used for icing the surface of the cake.

To create a thin consistency frosting add 1 teaspoon of karo syrup and 1 teaspoon of milk to the stiff consistency frosting. I check the consistency of every batch of frosting i make using this test. For pure white frosting add up to 2 tablespoons of liquid. Using a hand mixer add milk 1 teaspoon at a time until frosting is easily spreadable.