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Hawki--recipe help
I'm baking DH a birthday cake tonight and would like a fail-proof icing recipe. I'm making Ina Garten's coconut cake, and I've made it before but I have never had good luck with the accompanying icing.
Do you have a fail-proof buttercream recipe?
Re: Hawki--recipe help
i am completely butting in here (sorry!), but i've always had success with this buttercream recipe, super easy and soo yummy:
http://tinyurl.com/daepww
if that doesnt work, search for buttercream icing on allrecipes.com, it's the highest rated result.
1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature (cut it into little pieces if you need it to come to temp faster)
approx 1 pound of powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract (replace it with coconut extract if you want since its a coconut cake)
3-4 T milk (depending on the consistency you want -- to frost the cake you want to be able to scoop a spatula full of icing up and turn it over without it falling off until you shake the spatula)
Cream the butter and extract first for about 2-3 minutes until its really smooth, then add the powdered sugar a cup at a time on low and then add the milk a tablespoon at a time until you hit the right consistency.
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Thanks! Both recipes look good, and share the same helpful hints.
I think part of the problem is that Ina Garten's recipe starts with a pound of butter. Four sticks of butter in one pot of frosting!?!?!?! Ridiculous.
Do you need enough to fill the cake too? If so you should probably double my recipe.
ETA: But I've tried Ina's buttercream recipe and wasn't a fan -- it just tastes like butter in my opinion.
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Yeah, it's a 9 inch round cake with the frosting in the middle. I think I'll double it and then be prepared to make more if necessary.