If you are like me you probably make more sweets over the holidays than any other time of the year, unless you are like my mom who almost bakes daily. Everyone that crosses her path gets to enjoy her delicious bakery.
Frosting Recipes – Icing on the Cake
I have great memories as a child always being able to lick the spatula or the beaters when my mom was baking. So I say forget the desserts, just give me a spoon!
Whether you are making cakes, pies, cookies or something else, check out these eight recipes for homemade whipped cream, delicious frostings and a decadent chocolate ganache.
Perfect Chocolate Ganache
Thanks to Natasha from Natasha’s Kitchen, you can learn how to easily glaze a cake or cupcakes with this mouth-watering Chocolate Ganache.
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
via Chocolate Chocolate and More
When you want a richer frosting, give this Chocolate Fudge Frosting by Chocolate Chocolate & More a try.
Creamy Chocolate Frosting
This recipe for Creamy Chocolate Frosting from Southern Plate is a more traditional frosting recipe and worth having in your frosting recipe collection.
Whipped Cream That Holds Its Shape For Days
Erren from Erren’s Kitchen has a secret ingredient to stabilize whipped cream to make it last for days. I can’t wait to try it!
Cream Cheese Whipped Cream
Both my husband and I love cream cheese frosting so this recipe from Rebecca of Sugar and Soul was right up my alley.
A Lighter Silkier Cream Cheese Frosting
The lighter and silkier frosting description from Not So Humble caught my eye. In her blog post she uses this on cinnamon rolls.
Salted Caramel Frosting
Salted caramel is everywhere these days so this salted caramel frosting recipe from Blooming on Bainbridge is right on trend.
Update: The Blooming on Bainbridge site is no longer active so I am sharing the recipe below which involves two steps. First, the Salted Caramel. Then the Salted Caramel Frosting.
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt, kosher or sea
- Combine the sugar, water, and the corn syrup in a medium saucepan and stir over medium heat to dissolve sugar.
- Cook for 3 minutes over medium heat with the lid on.
- Take off the lid and increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil.
- Swirl (do not stir) the liquid around the pan so that the caramel doesn’t burn.
- Keep cooking until the caramel turns an amber color then remove from the heat and let stand for about 30 seconds. Set your timer! Don't let it sit too long! - This is the trickiest part of the recipe. It make take a little practice to find the right amount of amber color.
- Carefully pour the heavy cream into the mixture in a slow steady stream while mixing with a whisk. The mixture will bubble up significantly and is very hot.
- Add the butter, lemon juice, and salt. Stir until combined.
- Stirring occasionally, allow to cool until thick like molasses and warm to the touch, about 20 minutes.
- 2 sticks butter at room temperature
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- 3-4 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 cup salted caramel
- Beat butter and cream cheese at until creamy.
- Slowly add 2 cups of the powdered sugar into the butter/cream cheese mixture and beat until fluffy.
- Add the salted caramel and whip to combine.
- Add additional powdered sugar until the frosting is the sweetness and consistency you desire.
French Buttercream
French Buttercream – need I say more? The recipe is from Epicurious, one of my favorite recipe sites. I like that you can read reviews of each recipe. You can also search by the rating. This French Buttercream frosting received a 4/4 rating.
Enjoy the holiday baking season. Let me know if you give any of these recipes a try.
My mouth is watering!
These look great but the link for the Salted Caramel one is not working, I have yet to try any other recipes
Shirley – Thanks for pointing this out. I have added the recipe to the post since the link is no longer active.
Can you add less powdered sugar to the salted caramel recipe or will it not hold together?
I am not sure – if you try it, please let me know.