Thursday, January 7, 2010

A simple recipe for carrot cake icing?

Like Cream Cheese icing for carrot cake?? Thanks :-)A simple recipe for carrot cake icing?
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING





8 ounces cream cheese , room temperature





8 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter , cut into pieces, room temperature





1 cup confectioners' sugar





1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract





Place cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, soften cream cheese. Gradually add butter, and continue beating until smooth and well blended. Sift in confectioners鈥?sugar, and continue beating until smooth. Add vanilla, and stir to combine.





makes 2 cups





And it's really good!A simple recipe for carrot cake icing?
MAPLE-CREAM CHEESE ICING





10 ounces cream cheese (such as Philadelphia), room temperature


5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature


2 1/2 cups powdered sugar


1/4 cup pure maple syrup





Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and beat at low speed until well blended. Beat in maple syrup. Chill until just firm enough to spread, 30 minutes.





Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread with 3/4 cup icing. Top with second layer. Spread remaining icing over entire cake. Arrange walnut halves around top edge. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.)














12 walnut halves (for garnish)
choc icing with gummy worms
Cake


2 cups all purpose flour


2 teaspoons baking soda


1 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


2 cups sugar


1 1/4 cups canola oil


4 large eggs


3 cups grated peeled carrots


1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts


2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger


Icing


10 ounces cream cheese (such as Philadelphia), room temperature


5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature


2 1/2 cups powdered sugar


1/4 cup pure maple syrup





12 walnut halves (for garnish)
The Frosting:





1/2 cup butter, softened


1 - 8 ounce cream cheese, softened


1 - 16 ounce box powdered sugar, sifted


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


1 cup chopped and toasted walnuts or pecans


1 cup flaked coconut





Combine butter and cream cheese; cream until light and fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, mixing well. Stir in pecans and coconut. Spread on each cake. Store cakes in the refrigerator.


Note: This cake freezes beautifully. Place on foil covered baking sheet. Freeze until hard. Remove from freezer and wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil. Return to freezer. Unwrap totally and then defrost cake.
ohh-a mix of powdered sugar and water is REALLY good.


I dont know how big your cake is- I'd start out with


1/4 cup powdered sugar %26amp; just add water a little at a time until it gets to the consistency that you want
betty crocker :]
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