How to Make Vanilla Frosting

Before we move onto the actual vanilla frosting recipe, I would like to ask you a question. What is the most appealing part of any cake? Surely, the decoration, right? And what goes in making the cake stand out is actually the frosting or icing! You could try your hand on various frosting recipes putting into use the flavor of your choice. However, in times when you want to make cakes without wasting time, the best option is to opt for vanilla frosting. It basically goes well with all sorts of cake flavors imparting its unique taste to them. So, if you ask, how to make vanilla frosting for cakes and cupcakes, then here are some recipes which would come to your rescue. Take a look.

How to Make Homemade Vanilla Frosting

If you ask me, the best part about opting for vanilla frosting in cake recipes are the lesser number of ingredients involved as well as the lesser time of preparation. Before proceeding for the cake decorating, I would like to caution you that the ingredients need to be added in appropriate amounts to obtain the desired consistency so be a bit extra careful here.

Recipe #1: How to Make Vanilla Frosting from Scratch
Ingredients

• 3 cups powdered white sugar
• 1 bar unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk preferably low fat

Procedure
To start with, be sure that the butter is softened since it has to be blended. Take a large bowl and add the softened butter into it along with sugar and vanilla extract. With the help of a blender or hand mixer, mix all the ingredients well so that you get a paste sort-of mixture at the end. Now, add milk and again blend the mixture to achieve the consistency of a frosting. It should be soft yet thick. For this, keep it in the refrigerator for sometime. There you are, ready with the vanilla frosting recipe!

Recipe #2: How to Make Vanilla Frosting without Powdered Sugar
Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ cups milk
• pinch of salt
• 1 bar unsalted butter
• ¾ cups brown sugar

Procedure
First of all, mix flour and some amount milk in a bowl so as to form a smooth paste. Once the paste is formed, take the mixture in a utensil and add little more milk, stir and bring the entire mixture to boil. See to it that you maintain the thick paste consistency throughout. Next, add butter and salt and mix with the help of a blender. Simultaneously, keep adding the brown sugar and beat the mixture until it becomes fluffy and light. At last, add vanilla extract and mix well. Use this cake frosting recipe to layer the cakes.

Recipe #3: How to Make Vanilla Frosting for Cupcakes
Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 bar unsalted butter

Procedure
Initially, mix the flour and milk in a saucepan and keep stirring it on low flame until the mixture boils. When the mixture obtained is thick enough, remove it from the flame and allow it to cool. Next, in a bowl, take sugar, butter and vanilla extract and blend all of them so that a paste is formed. Lastly, mix both the mixtures and beat them until you obtain a fluffy and thick frosting as before. Refrigerate it for better results. Use this for frosting cookies as well!

Well, we are done with how to make vanilla frosting! Enjoy the treat!

P.S.: Frosting should be done with a lot of care and perfection is possible after lot of practice. Once the cake is baked, cut it into horizontal pieces and frost each one of them carefully using the vanilla frosting which you have prepared. Good luck!