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VIENNA CREAM FROSTING
125g butter, softened
1½ cups icing sugar
2-3 tablespoons milk
1. Assemble the Mixer using wire whisk
or scraper beater.
2. Using Creaming/Beating setting, beat
the butter until light and creamy, about
3 minutes.
3. Using Folding/Kneading setting
gradually add half the icing sugar, then
the milk and remaining icing sugar, mix
until just combined.
4. Using Creaming /beating setting beat
until frosting is light and fluffy.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
250g cream cheese, softened and cut
into cubes
50g butter, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup icing sugar, sifted
1. Assemble the Mixer using the wire
whisk.or scraper beater.
2. Using Creaming/Beating setting,
beat cream cheese and butter
together until light and creamy,
about 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add the vanilla essence,mix until
well combined.
4. Using Folding/Kneading setting
gradually add the icing sugar until
ingredints are well combined.
5. Using Creaming,Beating setting beat
until frosting is light and fluffy.
WHITE VANILLA ICING
2 cups icing sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
1. Assemble Mixer using scraper beater.
2. Using Folding/Kneading setting, beat all
ingredients together until
well combined.
3. Using Creaming/beating setting beat
until icing is smooth. Add a little
extra water if necessary to mix to a
spreadable consistency.
VARIATIONS:
CHOCOLATE ICING
Sift 1 tablespoon cocoa with the
icing sugar.
COFFEE ICING
Heat the 2 tablespoons water and stir in 2
teaspoons instant coffee until dissolved.
COLOURED VANILLA ICING
For lightly coloured icing add 1–2 drops
of desired food colouring to the White
Vanilla Icing mixture. For brighter colours,
add extra drops until desired colour
is achieved.
EXAMPLES
Pink Icing — 1–2 drops cochineal
Purple/Mauve Icing — 1–2 drops red and
blue food colouring
Orange Icing — 1–2 drops yellow and red
food colouring
ICINGS AND FROSTINGS
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