Our Best Bites Cupcake Frosting

Ingredients:
6 T. Flour
1 cup milk
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. Vanilla

Directions:
In a small sauce pan, whisk together the flour and milk. Heat over medium heat and continue to whisk together until the mixture starts to thicken. Once you can tell its thickening, switch and use a rubber spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan and stir while it continues to thicken. Heat it until it has the consistency of pudding. Once thickened, put the mixture into a bowl and chill it in the refrigerator until it has cooled completely. (It helps to stir it every now and then while cooling.)

Once the mixture has cooled, add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl. Beat together for a few minutes until the butter and sugar are fluffy. Add the flour/ milk mixture and continue to beat scraping down the sides every now and then. Add the vanilla and continue beating until the mixture comes together and fluffs up. Take a little of the frosting in your fingers to feel if the sugar has dissolved completely. Once the sugar is dissolved and the frosting is fluffy, remove it from the bowl and use it as desired. This frosting can be stored in the refrigerator once mixed for a few weeks.


Time to Make: about 20 minutes (plus the cooling time)
Recipe Origin: Our Best Bites Website

Cookie Glaze Icing

Ingredients:


Directions:
Add powdered sugar to your mixer and mix it a little to break up clumps. (This is only neccessary if your powdered sugar is not already a fine powder.) Add wet ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix over low-medium speed for 10 minutes. This glaze will start to harden if it sits still for a period of time, so it is helpful to continue mixing the glaze while its not in use.

To glaze cookies: Add a cup of the glaze to a seperate bowl and add more powdered sugar. Mix till well blended. This is for outlining cookies. You need this part of the glaze to be a little bit thicker so that it can act as a barrier for the glaze to stop it from running off the cookie. Pipe this mixture around the outline of the cookie.

To fill in the cookie: Pour the rest of the glaze into a piping bag or bottle and fill in the remainder of the cookie. You can use a knife or the tip of the tool you are using to help fill in holes in the cookie. Allow the glaze to set up for a bit. It will set up to be a soft solid. This is not as hard as royal icing, but it will not run once it has set. Decorate it however you want.

German Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients:
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup brown sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 + 1/3 cup flaked coconut (I added a little extra)
1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

Directions:
In a large skillet add all ingredients expect the coconut and pecans. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in the coconut and pecans. Let cool until room temperature before using.

Time to Make: about 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Recipe Origin: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/german-chocolate-cake-frosting/

Wilton White Icing

Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
1 tsp. butter or vanilla flavor (clear color)
2 Tbsp. milk
4 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. meringue powder (optional)

Directions:
In a large bowl, beat with a mixer the shortening, butter (or vanilla), and milk. Once ingredients are smooth, gradually beat in powdered sugar and meringue powder. Continue beating till icing is smooth and fluffy.

Makes about 3 cups

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 15 minutes
Recipe Origin: wilton.com

Sour Cream Icing

Ingredients:
1 cup sour cream
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:
In a medium saucepan, cook the sour cream and sugar until it thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla till smooth.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 15 minutes
Recipe Origin: Mom

Peanut Butter Frosting

Ingredients:
1/3 cup peanut butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 + 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 - 1/3 cup milk

Directions:
In a medium bowl, beat together the peanut butter and powdered sugar. Add the vanilla and milk and beat until smooth and spreadable. Add more milk if necessary.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 10 minutes
Recipe Origin: Unknown

Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients:
1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 - 16 ounce package powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
In a medium bowl combine the cream cheese and butter. Stir till smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat well with a mixer.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 15 minutes
Recipe Origin: Betty Crocker

Buttercream Icing

Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and beat till fluffy. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Difficulty: Easy
Time to Make: about 10 minutes
Recipe Origin: Annette Gardner