Cream Cheese Frosting : Best known as the topping for carrot cake and red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting can also be used for frosting spice cakes, apple cakes, and chocolate cakes.Alter the consistency of this simple glaze by adding more powdered sugar for a thicker frosting and more milk (or nondairy milk alternative) for a thinner frosting. Cupcakes can be dipped in the icing, or you can use it as a drizzle. Powdered Sugar Icing : This icing is a thin mixture of powdered sugar and milk (or another liquid).Tip: Replace the milk in your white frosting recipe with almond milk or soy milk for an easy vegan frosting recipe. The addition of shortening makes the frosting fluffy and easy to both spread and pipe. Similar to a butter frosting-but made with vegetable shortening instead of butter-this ultra-white frosting is easily tinted to take on brilliant hues. Creamy White Frosting : This is another popular option for cupcake decorating.You can dip cupcakes in a warm ganache for a silky-smooth thin glaze, or cool the ganache to spreading consistency and use it as frosting. Ganache : Ganache is a mixture of whipping cream and melted chocolate.Less sweet than a butter frosting, buttercream has a silky-smooth texture that spreads easily and pipes beautifully. Buttercream Frosting : Buttercream is a classic cupcake and cake frosting made with sugar, butter, and eggs (or egg whites).The simple mixture of butter, powdered sugar, and milk tastes terrific and is easy to pipe on cupcakes and cakes. Butter Frosting: For a quick and easy cupcake frosting, choose butter frosting.All will produce slightly different-looking swirls. Try switching between open and closed star tips, as well as swirling from the center out and the center in. Finish the swirl in the center of the cupcake by removing pressure and lifting up the tip slightly as you near the center.Īnother option is to start your swirl in the center of the cupcake and work your way to the edge to create a rosette look (see the cupcake at the top of the plate in the photo below). Starting at the outside edge of the cupcake, pipe frosting in a swirl with the tip about 1/4" to 1/2" above the cupcake, exerting even pressure on the bag continuously.
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How to decorate: Fit your pastry bag with a closed or open star tip and fill it with frosting. When you buy through external links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.) ( Heads up: At King Arthur, we only recommend the ingredients that we, as bakers, truly love.
The tips (from L to R): petal tip, open star tip, and closed star tip. Photography by Jenn Bakos Food Styling by Lydia Fournierīasic tips can be used to make elegant designs like the squiggle (see below) and the classic swirl. If you’re a baker without any special decorating equipment, you can still create elegant cupcakes using basic kitchen tools, like a spoon or butter knife. Here are seven techniques to try, starting with the easiest approach to the most advanced. Once your cupcakes are baked and the frosting prepared, it’s time to decorate. There’s also meringue, a marshmallow-like spread that’s soft and sticky - we’ll use that for one of our more advanced techniques (brûléed cupcakes!). If the idea of double boilers and hot sugar syrup doesn’t scare you, consider making Swiss or Italian Buttercream, both of which are ideal for decorating because they pipe smoothly and hold their shape. If you like fine detail work but dislike working with frosting, make flat-topped cupcakes using a basic buttercream and then decorate the top with edible garnishes. There's something for everyone when it comes to decorating cupcakes.
Photography by Jenn Bakos Food Styling by Kye Ameden
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