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RECIPES
WHITE VANILLA ICING
INGREDIENTS
2 cups icing sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
METHOD
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
METHOD
Sift 1 tablespoon cocoa with the icing sugar.
COFFEE ICING
METHOD
Heat the 2 tablespoons water and stir in 2
teaspoons instant coffee until dissolved.
COLOURED VANILLA ICING
METHOD
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
LEMON ICING
METHOD
Substitute water and vanilla essence with
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind and
2 tablespoons lemon juice. Add 1-2 drops
yellow food colouring if desired.
SOFT CHOCOLATE ICING
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons cocoa
½ cup boiling water
40g butter, melted
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
2½ cups icing sugar, sifted
METHOD
Dissolve cocoa in the boiling water, stir in
melted butter and vanilla essence.
Assemble Mixer using scraper beater.
Using Folding/Kneading setting, mix
cocoa mixture and icing sugar, together
until ingredients are combined.
Using Creaming/beating setting continue
beating until mixture is smooth.