Did you know that it is an absolute waste of money to buy ready make frosting, there are so many different frosting recipes available, they look better, taste better and most of all are better for you. This is because even though frosting contains sugar, at least the home made variety does not have artificial ingredients, preservatives and goodness knows what else in it.
Americans have been spoiled with convenience foods, but they have also suffered because of this. So many artificial flavorings and preservatives in everything can’t be good for anyone. You should use the same rules that your Grandmother used when shopping, if it does not look like food then it probably isn’t. For example if Gran went shopping for cheese and was confronted by a tube, she never would believe it was food, and it actually isn’t.
It does not take as much time as you think to make frosting, and today we have all the beaters and kitchen gadgets we want at our disposal. Grandma would have made it with a bowl and a wooden spoon, we don’t have to do that and our frosting will taste just as good as hers, the kids will never want you to buy store bought frosting again!
There are butter cream frosting recipes, which can be used as a basic and changed according to needs. If you want a batch of chocolate, lemon and strawberry, make up a batch of one mixture and divide it into three to get your different colors and flavors. Use cream cheese instead of butter and get a great alternative for health and carrot cakes.
There are so many fast, easy and delicious frostings which can be made from a set of very basic rules, and it can be used on cup cakes, brownies, cakes, you name it. Frost Graham Crackers for something completely different, your children will love them.
One tip, is don’t confuse confectioners sugar with granulated sugar, you won’t get frosting. Another is don’t use margarine, use butter, it makes your frosting taste so much better. Never frost a cake until it has cooled completely and always refrigerate left overs.
Learn much more about frosting recipes. Stop by Maura Luke’s site where you can find out all about cake recipesand frostings.
