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RIcH VAnIllA fRoStInG
cREAMy cHocolAtE fRoStInG
1/2 cup
butter, softened
3 cups
confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons
milk
1/2 teaspoon
vanilla
Beat butter until creamy. add confectioners’
sugar and milk and beat until creamy. Beat
in vanilla. (Beat in an additional 1 to 2
teaspoons milk if a thinner frosting is desired.)
Makes about 1
3
/
4
cups
(enough to frost 12 to 16 cupcakes).
3 tablespoons
butter, melted
1/4 cup
unsweetened cocoa
2 cups
confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons
milk
1/4 teaspoon
vanilla
combine melted butter and cocoa in
a mixing bowl. Beat in confectioners’
sugar and milk. Beat in vanilla. Beat in an
additional 1 to 2 teaspoons milk if a thinner
frosting is desired.
Makes about 1 cup
(enough to frost 8 cupcakes)
tip:
If desired, tint frosting to desired color by adding drops of liquid food coloring.
For a more intense color, use paste food colors.
tip:
Some people prefer less frosting, while others prefer a more generous amount of
frosting on cupcakes. For more decadent cupcakes, or to achieve a “bake-shop look”,
bakeries will often generously pipe frosting onto cupcakes.
This frosting recipe may be doubled, if desired.
tip:
This frosting recipe may be doubled, if desired.
frostings
