Help please
Fri Nov 05, 2004 7:51 am
I am making a blues clues birthday cake for my nephews birthday and i was wondering if anyone had any good recipes for icing ..
Thanks Natasha
p.s sorry if this is on the wrong board
Thanks Natasha
p.s sorry if this is on the wrong board
Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:01 am
You've got the right board ^__^
I love making home made frosting, but I'm afraid I do it by eye, so I can't give exact measurements. I'll do my best though.
I use powdered sugar, shortening, milk, and vanilla extract. And of course, you can add whatever food colouring you want to it.
Like I said, I don't know the exact measurements, I use about a half of a package of a standard sized bag of powdered sugar, several heaping tablespoons of shortening, a little bit of milk, and a tiny bit of vanilla. I mix it up, and if it's too thin, I add more shortening and sugar, if it's too thick, more milk.
Once it's the right flavour and consistancy, add just a little bit of food colouring (follow the directions on the packaging). Remember, you can always add more if there's not enough, but if your frosting turns out scarily dark.. there's not much you can do about it.
Also, this frosting is, in my opinion, the best tasting frosting ever. It's not too sweet (which is often a problem I have with store bought frostings/frosted cakes)
I love making home made frosting, but I'm afraid I do it by eye, so I can't give exact measurements. I'll do my best though.
I use powdered sugar, shortening, milk, and vanilla extract. And of course, you can add whatever food colouring you want to it.
Like I said, I don't know the exact measurements, I use about a half of a package of a standard sized bag of powdered sugar, several heaping tablespoons of shortening, a little bit of milk, and a tiny bit of vanilla. I mix it up, and if it's too thin, I add more shortening and sugar, if it's too thick, more milk.
Once it's the right flavour and consistancy, add just a little bit of food colouring (follow the directions on the packaging). Remember, you can always add more if there's not enough, but if your frosting turns out scarily dark.. there's not much you can do about it.
Also, this frosting is, in my opinion, the best tasting frosting ever. It's not too sweet (which is often a problem I have with store bought frostings/frosted cakes)
Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:05 am
thank you.. I like to use my own measurements aswell that way i get it the way i want 
thanks again
thanks again
Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:29 am
De nada mi muchacha (It was nothing my friend). Be sure to let me know how it turns out.
Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:45 am
When I make cakes, I just make the icing out of icing sugar and water 
Though there's been times when I made icing just to eat it
Though there's been times when I made icing just to eat it
Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:28 am
lol my partner makes me make him chocolate icing to eat makes himself sick cause he will eat the whole thing just so it doesn't go to waste
Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:27 pm
Oh you people put me to shame, I have never made icing from scratch, I either use icing sugar and water or I completely cheat and buy the stuff ready made!! Or my usual trick is to pay someone else to make the kids b'day cakes......oh I am sooooo ashamed 
Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:27 pm
Tasha7008 wrote:lol my partner makes me make him chocolate icing to eat makes himself sick cause he will eat the whole thing just so it doesn't go to waste
Almost sounds like something my father would do.
Good luck with the cake. Remember to have fun, too.
Fri Nov 05, 2004 10:08 pm
took me over 3 hours to do the icing and then i tried to ice arond the sides and there is crumbs all in the icing 
ohh well i will fix it some how
ohh well i will fix it some how