7 Minute Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar or 1 tablespoon white corn syrup
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

Place sugar, cream of tartar or corn syrup, salt, water, and egg whites in the top of a double boiler. Beat with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute. Place pan over boiling water, being sure that boiling water does not touch the bottom of the top pan. (If this happens, it could cause your frosting to become grainy). Beat constantly on high speed with electric mixer for 7 minutes. Beat in vanilla.

Chocolate Marshmellow Frosting

 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup marshmallow creme
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Sift sugar and cocoa powder together into a large mixing bowl.
2. Place the marshmallow creme, butter, and milk in heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
3. Stir until melted, 2-3 minutes and remove from heat.
4. Pour the sugar-cocoa mixture over the marshmallow mixture and add the vanilla.
5. Stir until the frosting is smooth and satiny.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 vanilla bean, seeded
• 1 envelope Dream Whip you can omit this, but it adds a nice texture to the frosting
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 3-6 Tbsp. milk

Instructions

1. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add salt, vanilla, vanilla bean seeds and Dream Whip and beat to evenly incorporate.
3. Add powdered sugar and milk and beat, add more powdered sugar and milk as needed to reach desired consistency.
4. Frost cupcakes and eat up!

Cream Cheese Cookie Dough Frosting

Ingredients

• 4 oz. cream cheese softened
• 5 Tbsp. butter softened
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 envelope Dream Whip
• 2 Tbsp. milk more if needed to reach desired consistency
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3 cups powdered sugar more if needed to reach desired consistency
• 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Cream softened cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl.
2. Add brown sugar, vanilla and Dream Whip and evenly beat together.
3. Add milk, flour and powdered sugar and beat to evenly incorporate until smooth. (If you need to add a little milk to thin it, feel free to do so. I prefer my frosting thick so I never needed to)
4. Stir in mini chocolate chips.
5. I like to cover my plastic frosting bowl with saran wrap and stick it in the fridge for about 15 minutes. It thickens up pretty nicely :) You don't have to do that step though.
6. Frost cupcakes and eat up!

Strawberry Frosting

Fresh Strawberry Frosting-from Gastronomyblog.com
1/2 C ripe strawberries pureed, or enough for 3 Tblsp puree-I used a food chopper
1/2 C butter, slightly softened
pinch of salt
1 1/4 C powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 tsp vanilla

1. Beat butter and salt until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in powdered sugar until well combined.
3. Add vanilla and 3 Tblsp strawberry puree.