Good on cinnamon rolls, sugar cookies, ice cream, fruit, graham crackers...anything!
Basic Ingredients:
- 1/2 c softened butter
- 2 c powdered sugar (or more to desired consistency)
- 1/2 t vanilla (or half vanilla, half maple extract)
- opt: 2 T milk
Vanilla Frosting:
Beat together butter and sugar, beat in vanilla and milk.
Chocolate Frosting:
Mix 1/2 c cocoa powder with sugar before blending with butter. Follow directions as usual, vanilla and milk optional.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting:
Mix 1/2 c cocoa powder with sugar. Blend 1/2 c peanut butter with butter. Beat together with remaining ingredients, vanilla and milk optional.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
Blend 1/2 c (4 oz) softened cream cheese with butter. Follow directions as usual, doubling vanilla if desired.
For Fruity Frosting, here.
For all recipes: beating the butter with the sugar takes a while by hand, especially when cocoa powder is involved. Just keep at it. Eventually you'll see some darker spots where the powders are moistening and in a few quick beats it will be the frosting of your dreams. :)
Chocolate Frosting:
Mix 1/2 c cocoa powder with sugar before blending with butter. Follow directions as usual, vanilla and milk optional.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting:
Mix 1/2 c cocoa powder with sugar. Blend 1/2 c peanut butter with butter. Beat together with remaining ingredients, vanilla and milk optional.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
Blend 1/2 c (4 oz) softened cream cheese with butter. Follow directions as usual, doubling vanilla if desired.
For Fruity Frosting, here.
For all recipes: beating the butter with the sugar takes a while by hand, especially when cocoa powder is involved. Just keep at it. Eventually you'll see some darker spots where the powders are moistening and in a few quick beats it will be the frosting of your dreams. :)
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