Frosting is one of life's little pleasures and it is often more delicious than the cake itself. Sometimes I just nibble on the cake, but I alwways finish the frosting. It's been tradition in the past to use cream frosting. Vanilla, sugar and butter are the main ingredients in this type of frosting. This recipe has evolved over the years and cream cheese is being used as the main ingredient instead of cream in many cases.
Cream frosting is still a better alternative than cream cheese for many cakes and cupcakes as the two types of icing do have very different tastes. Certain kinds of cupcakes are best with regular cream frosting, in my own humble opinion.
Some cakes are best with a layer of cream cheese frosting. Two great examples are carrot cake and red velvet. A variety of flavors can be added to it in order to change the taste and make it more suitable for a particular dessert.
Even though cream cheese frosting can be bought from the store in the can there is nothing like homemade icing. It is so quick and easy to make and it tastes so delicious and fresh. Preparation time is only ten to fifteen minutes. It is not an elaborate dish and does not even require cooking.
Practice and experience can come into play as the measurements of the ingredients can be altered according to personal tastes and what the frosting will be used for. Even tiny changes to what goes into your icing can affect how it tastes and how easy it is to put on your confections. You can pop the icing in the fridge for a few minutes to firm the mixture up or add more powdered sugar (yum!). If the frosting needs thinning, then add a tablespoon of milk at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
The addition of different flavorings needs to be monitored so they compliment the food it is used with and does not detract or over power it. You can add a dash of lime to the icing to give it some zing, but if you add too much your guests will pucker.
Think about different flavorings you can add to your cream cheese icing such as chocolate, lemon, mint and even cherry to give some tasty uniqueness to your frosting.
There are many possibilities for your cream cheese frosting creation. For example, cupcakes are the in thing at the moment and many flavors are perfect iced with cream cheese frosting. Here's an idea: lemon cupcakes baked in a yellow wrapper and cream cheese icing flavored with just the right amount of lemon. You are really only limited by your imagination when it comes to delicious and beautiful combinations.
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