How to make white frosting for cake

Today I'm sharing with you on how to make white frosting for cupcakes (and cakes)! Many of you have been asking for this recipe so here it is.

It's easy and the fun part is you can adjust it to your preference!

White Frosting

This is what I refer to as my dreamy white frosting. I can name it as I please, right? Haha!

It's basically a white buttercream frosting. I keep saying white not vanilla because this particular recipe doesn't use vanilla in it.

It's a white canvas of a frosting that you can flavour and color it to your liking.

Add coconut, vanilla or almond extract.. flavour it as you see fit.

I use this white frosting for my recent Rafaello almond coconut cupcakes the other day. Yum! Hey, have you seen them yet?

Click here to see my yummy Rafaello almond coconut cupcakes recipe

And if you like colorful frosting, then go ahead. Add in some food coloring in it.

Versatile

As I mentioned earlier, you can use this as the base recipe for your frosting.

Another part that I love about this frosting is that you can adjust the thickness of the frosting according to what you're going to use it for and the temperature at your place.

If you're planning to pipe a tall frosting on a cupcake (like I did with my Rafaello cupcakes) then make it stiffer.

If you just want to add a dollop on top, then you can make it looser.

If your place is super hot like mine and everything melts in 2 seconds, then make it stiffer.

The bottom line is, make it according to your liking. What I'm sharing is the base recipe that you can easily personalise.

And ohh when I said about adjusting the thickness, what I meant is the amount of liquid that you add into the frosting.

In this recipe I'm simply using milk. Add bit by bit until you get your desired texture.

Alright?

Good.

In Summary

This white frosting is:

• versatile and can easily be personalised to your taste, texture and color
• is super easy to do, nothing super fancy or complicated
• perfect to frost cupcakes and cakes
• DELCIOUS!

Before You Go

Do check out these recipes also:

• Lemon loaf cake with lemon syrup and glaze
• Devil's food cake with chocolate sour cream frosting
• Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting
• Clementine loaf cake with clementine caramel sauce
• Healthy chocolate frosting

Video

How To Make White Frosting

Many of you asked me to show how to make white frosting so here it is. Super simple and very versatile. Make it your own by personalising the taste, texture and color. This is perfect for frosting cupcakes and cakes. Simply yum!

Author: Bea & Marco

5 from 2 votes

Servings: 24 cupcakes

Prep Time15 mins

Total Time15 mins

Ingredients  1x2x3x

• ▢1 cup unsalted butter (226 g), room temperature
• ▢4 cup icing sugar (480 g), sifted
• ▢2-4 tablespoon milk or adjust accordingly

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Instructions

• Add butter into a standing mixer bowl with a paddle attachment and whisk on high for 5 minutes or until very pale.

• Add in ½ of sugar and start mixing on a low speed first to avoid the sugar fly all over the place. Then whisk on high for 3 minutes.

• Repeat process with the rest of the sugar.

• Finally add in your flavouring, if using, together with milk. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time though. Whisk for 3 minutes and it's ready to use!

  Nutrition

  170 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 30g Total Carbohydrate, 29g Sugars

  Nutrition Facts

  Serving Size: 1 Serving

  Calories170Calories from Fat45

  Total Fat5g8%

  Saturated Fat2 1/2g13%Trans Fat0g

  Cholesterol15mg5%Sodium35mg1%Potassium0mg0%Total Carbohydrate30g10%

  Dietary Fiber0g0%Sugars29g

  Protein0g

  Vitamin A4%4%Vitamin C0%0%Calcium0%0%Iron0%0%

  Exchanges:

  0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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  How do I make my frosting white?

  If you're wondering how to make buttercream white, like really vibrant white, the secret is actually to add color. To counteract that bit of yellow from the butter, add the slightest smidge of purple food coloring. Purple will neutralize the yellow tone and produce a buttercream that's a snowy white. Seriously!

  What is white frosting made of?

  Directions. Beat butter with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla and 2 tablespoons milk, adding additional milk, if necessary, for desired consistency.

  How to make white buttercream for cakes?

  Summary on How to Make your Buttercream White.

  Use the lightest color butter you can find..

  Whip the butter well before using it..

  Don't use colored flavorings..

  Add a bit of violet color gel..

  Add bright white color gel..

  How make icing for cake at home?

  Starting with the top of the cake, use an Angled Spatula to place a dollop of thin consistency icing, just enough to spread and cover the top of the cake. Crumb coat should be thin enough to see the cake underneath. Add a dollop of icing to the side of the cake. Use a back-and-forth motion to spread the icing.