Chocolate: Blend 15ml cocoa
powder with 15ml hot water, Cool before beating into
the icing
Coffee: Blend 10ml coffee
powder with 15ml boiling water. Omit the milk. Cool
before beating the mixture into the icing.
Lemon, orange or lime:
Substitute the vanilla essence and milk with lemon,
orange or lime juice and 10ml of finely grated
citrus rind. Omit the rind if using the icing for
piping. Lightly tint the icing with food coloring,
if wished.
Method:
Put the margarine
or butter, icing sugar, vanilla essence and 5ml/1
tsp of the milk in a bowl.
Beat with a
wooden spoon or an electric mixer, adding
sufficient extra milk to give a light, smooth
and fluffy consistency. For flavored butter
icing, follow the instructions above for the
flavor of your choice.
Storing: The icing will keep for up
to
three days in an airtight container stored in
a fridge.
Basic Desserts
Recipes - Butter Icing Recipe
