Excellent Frosting Ideas For Your Cupcake
Cupcakes - Little Pieces of Heaven
The cupcake is one of the most ubiquitous pastries you can see in any bakery all over the world. In fact, its shape and form has become so familiar to us that it remains to be one of the most popularly bought delights for all occasions. Baking cupcakes do not require such extensive knowledge as that in rocket science, which is why it has been a favorite family bonding activity in various households worldwide.
When Mom is baking cupcakes, kids can join in starting from beating the ingredients together to brainstorming for the perfect frosting. This "kiddie" intervention usually leaves the kitchen more messy than it is, but the precious moments that the family shared in making and consuming cupcakes are worth the additional clean-up work.
Kids and adults alike enjoy partaking of cupcakes every once in a while. These small pastries are also used as substitutes for a full-fledged cake during kiddie parties. Just put the cupcake in front of the child, stick a candle into it, and everyone can blow their own candle together with the birthday celebrator.
The cupcake is one of the most ubiquitous pastries you can see in any bakery all over the world. In fact, its shape and form has become so familiar to us that it remains to be one of the most popularly bought delights for all occasions. Baking cupcakes do not require such extensive knowledge as that in rocket science, which is why it has been a favorite family bonding activity in various households worldwide.
When Mom is baking cupcakes, kids can join in starting from beating the ingredients together to brainstorming for the perfect frosting. This "kiddie" intervention usually leaves the kitchen more messy than it is, but the precious moments that the family shared in making and consuming cupcakes are worth the additional clean-up work.
Kids and adults alike enjoy partaking of cupcakes every once in a while. These small pastries are also used as substitutes for a full-fledged cake during kiddie parties. Just put the cupcake in front of the child, stick a candle into it, and everyone can blow their own candle together with the birthday celebrator.
What Makes a Cupcake different
You can find any old cupcake in any bakery or kitchen. Aside from the flavor, another thing that would make a cupcake memorable is the care, art, and discipline of designing a frosting to highlight the occasion. Frostings can range from a simple smiling face with a candle nose, or large, puffy frosting garnished with chocolate chips and/or sprinkles.However, the icing itself cannot merely be the platform for the more flashy sprinkles or chips. Rather, it is important that the icing or frosting itself has flavor that can truly make the cupcake unforgettable.
Here are some cupcake frosting recipes that you can use to jack up the quality of your cupcakes.
Cupcake Frosting Recipes
Basic Butter Cream Frosting
You will need about 5 ounces (or 150 grams) of softened butter, 12 ounces (or 250 grams) of fine sugar (also called confectioner's sugar), a teaspoon of vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of hot water. Add milk if desired.
Using an electric beater, mix the sugar and the butter together and smooth and creamy. Add water and vanilla to get the right texture. If the frosting is too runny for your piping, add more sugar.
This will result in a very sweet frosting, so it helps to make the flavor of the cupcake itself be a little bit more bland if you're planning to put in liberal amounts of the icing. This recipe will yield 12 cupcakes.
Butter Chocolate Dream
This frosting is for people who enjoy butte cream frosting but is still craving for some chocolate. From the recipe above, substitute the vanilla with 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. You may also add milk to make it creamier. Follow the rest of the recipe. This will also yield 12 cupcakes.
Luscious Chocolate Ganache
For those who like their frosting to be rich, decadent, and heavy like those in mudcakes, this frosting is perfectly suited to your desires.
You will need seven squares (or 1 ounce) of bittersweet chocolate, half a cup of heavy cream, and 3 tablespoons of butter. You may also add some brandy (about 3 tablespoons) if desired.
Melt all of these ingredients and beat them together in a big bowl. Cool them for some time before spreading it over your cupcakes.
Lemon Cream Cheese Creations
This recipe is for those who are looking for a different flavor in their cupcakes. You will need 1 ounce (or 30 grams) of softened butter, 3 ounces or 80 grams of softened cream cheese, 1 and ½ cups of confectioner's sugar, and a teaspoon of grated lemon rind.
After sifting the sugar, combine all ingredients in a big bowl and beat them together until creamy. Spread them over your cupcakes or use piping to create different shapes.
Fluffing the Cake With Fluffy Frosting
For you to have more room to design your cupcake's frosting, you may want to consider making a fluffy white frosting garnished with sprinkles and chips.
To make a fluffy frosting, you will need about 200 grams of white sugar, 0.8 grams tartar cream, egg whites from 2 eggs, about 80 milliliters of water, and 5 milliliters of vanilla extract.
Combine tartar cream, sugar, and water in a saucepan. Let it cook for a while over medium heat, until the whole thing is bubbly and there are no more whole sugar bits.
In another mixing bowl, whip the vanilla extract and egg whites together until they are able to from soft peaks. Add the cooled sugar mixture and continue to whip so that the mixture is able to form stiff peaks. The whole process will take about 10 minutes.
Apply to the cupcake and enjoy!
You will need about 5 ounces (or 150 grams) of softened butter, 12 ounces (or 250 grams) of fine sugar (also called confectioner's sugar), a teaspoon of vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of hot water. Add milk if desired.
Using an electric beater, mix the sugar and the butter together and smooth and creamy. Add water and vanilla to get the right texture. If the frosting is too runny for your piping, add more sugar.
This will result in a very sweet frosting, so it helps to make the flavor of the cupcake itself be a little bit more bland if you're planning to put in liberal amounts of the icing. This recipe will yield 12 cupcakes.
Butter Chocolate Dream
This frosting is for people who enjoy butte cream frosting but is still craving for some chocolate. From the recipe above, substitute the vanilla with 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. You may also add milk to make it creamier. Follow the rest of the recipe. This will also yield 12 cupcakes.
Luscious Chocolate Ganache
For those who like their frosting to be rich, decadent, and heavy like those in mudcakes, this frosting is perfectly suited to your desires.
You will need seven squares (or 1 ounce) of bittersweet chocolate, half a cup of heavy cream, and 3 tablespoons of butter. You may also add some brandy (about 3 tablespoons) if desired.
Melt all of these ingredients and beat them together in a big bowl. Cool them for some time before spreading it over your cupcakes.
Lemon Cream Cheese Creations
This recipe is for those who are looking for a different flavor in their cupcakes. You will need 1 ounce (or 30 grams) of softened butter, 3 ounces or 80 grams of softened cream cheese, 1 and ½ cups of confectioner's sugar, and a teaspoon of grated lemon rind.
After sifting the sugar, combine all ingredients in a big bowl and beat them together until creamy. Spread them over your cupcakes or use piping to create different shapes.
Fluffing the Cake With Fluffy Frosting
For you to have more room to design your cupcake's frosting, you may want to consider making a fluffy white frosting garnished with sprinkles and chips.
To make a fluffy frosting, you will need about 200 grams of white sugar, 0.8 grams tartar cream, egg whites from 2 eggs, about 80 milliliters of water, and 5 milliliters of vanilla extract.
Combine tartar cream, sugar, and water in a saucepan. Let it cook for a while over medium heat, until the whole thing is bubbly and there are no more whole sugar bits.
In another mixing bowl, whip the vanilla extract and egg whites together until they are able to from soft peaks. Add the cooled sugar mixture and continue to whip so that the mixture is able to form stiff peaks. The whole process will take about 10 minutes.
Apply to the cupcake and enjoy!
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