The soft and light frosting transforms any cake into a heavenly delight. Did you know there are majorly 7 types of frostings to try for your cakes and cupcakes?
Difference Between Frosting and Icing
Frostings have a stiffer texture and are usually made from buttercream. Frostings have a buttery, sweet flavor. They are great when you need to add color to your cakes.
Frosting
Icing is thin and made from powdered sugar. It has a sugary taste. Icings are great for adding a smooth glaze, and details to your cakes, cupcakes, or cookies.
Icing
Types of Frosting
Buttercream is the most basic form of frosting. It is made of butter, sugar and a fat such as lard/margarine. It has a soft and pipeable texture. This makes it the frosting of choice for cupcakes.
Buttercream Frosting
There are different types of buttercream frostings:
Decorators Buttercream
Meringue Buttercream
French Buttercream
Pastry-cream Buttercream
It's simple! Whipped cream frosting is made of whipped cream, powdered sugar, and any flavoring. It's often used for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, shortcakes.
Whipped Cream Frosting
Ganache is made by melting chocolate and mixing it with whipped cream. Just dip cupcakes into the molten ganache and get a silky glaze. Or spread ganache over the cake for a chocolaty outer layer.
Ganache
Fondant is made from icing sugar, water, gelatin, glycerin, and shortening. It is can easily be sculpted and is preferred for celebratory or grand cakes.
Fondant
Glaze is the most simple type of frosting. Icing sugar is melted and spread over cakes and pastries. It helps in improving the shelf life of pastries and cakes.
Glaze
Royal icing is made from icing sugar, egg whites, liquid, and some even add meringue powder. It is hard, brittle icing used for decoration on cakes, cupcakes, and cookies.
Royal Icing
Cream cheese frosting is made of cream cheese and butter. it has a tangy and sweet taste and often used for red velvet cakes, carrot cakes or as a doughnut filling.
Cream Cheese Frosting
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The plain Jane sponge is wrapped under layers of frostings. It transforms a simple dessert into an experience of love with each bite. Quite poetic indeed!
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Do try these different types of frostings. Surely, they won't just be a treat for the palate, but your eyes as well.