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frosting, icing, it is not a waste of butter and sugar, uk

If I knew you were wanking, I'd have iced a cake
Over in hp_britglish, schemingreader makes the mistake of asking what the stuff you spread on top of a cake is called. Hint: It ain't "frosting".

oncelikeshari thinks that butter icing is evil and wrong and should be stopped, or that it doesn't exist. I'm not entirely sure.

Either way, I want cake. :(

Short, but sweet.

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	eilisliana 2007-09-25 01:15 am UTC (link)
	That sounds delicious, any type of measurement to go with the recipe? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

tangentialone
2007-09-25 03:17 am UTC (link)

6 tablespoons butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or whatever

Alter to taste. (I usually double the amount of cocoa and vanilla, since I like my chocolate darker... I also usually use softened-by-leaving-out butter and just refrigerate the frosting afterwards, but this may be a small heresy. I've never used water in it, either--the amount vanilla seems to be sufficient to help smooth the sugar in and make it blend in easier.

shaggydogstail might use proportionally more sugar, though.)

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	I deleted on accident. :( puipui 2007-09-25 04:44 am UTC (link)
	I'm a heretic; I also warm my butter a bit, sometimes even in the microwave (don't let it melt, though! melting is bad!) and I use milk instead of water to get to the right consistency. I totally agree with her about the zombies, though. That's very important advice she's giving up there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: I deleted on accident. :( tangentialone 2007-09-25 06:52 am UTC (link)
	It does make it a lot easier (I hadn't heard of doing it with cold butter before... maybe it's like biscuits?) but now I wonder. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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