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1-2-3 Icing
Recipe At A Glance
4 stars based on 6 reviews
Ready in: Under 30 minutes ?
Difficulty: 1/5
4 stars based on 6 reviews
Ready in: Under 30 minutes ? Difficulty: 1/5
Serves/Makes: 1
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INGREDIENTS:
2 cups confectioners' sugar (powdered)
1/8 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk (more if needed)
DIRECTIONS:
With electric mixer on low, blend all ingredients together for about 2 minutes, adding more milk (if necessary) until the icing is creamy (and soft enough to squeeze easily through a pastry bag.)
COOK'S NOTES:
Whether you put this in a pastry bag or sturdy ziploc and cut the tip off (hopefully with more luck than I've had in the past,) the whole process of measuring and mixing this icing takes less than 5 minutes. And my kids doubled that time in the designing and decorating of their culinary creations.
NUTRITION:
48 calories, 1 grams fat, 10 grams carbohydrates, 0 grams protein per tablespoon. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in fat.
This 1-2-3 Icing recipe from CDKitchen serves/makes 1
Recipe ID: 80943
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REVIEWS:
6 Reviews
Guest: Gina 2011-01-15
I just tried this recipe and put it on a homemade cake. Fabulous! Super easy and I have some great ideas to make it in different flavors!
Guest: Emma 2008-11-30
This is the best frosting recipe I have ever stumble upon, and it was SO easy! I made a slight change though. I didn't have any milk so instead I used heavy cream. Delish! It tastes just like christmas cookie frosting!
Guest: Southern Mom 2009-01-06
Way to sweet! Added orange juice and more butter to take it down a notch.
neededit 2010-01-22
if you do 3 person serving thing, really? 6 CUPS of sugar i did 1 1/2 cups and it still was REALLY sweet. My daughters are going to have a sugar rush soon! but the frosting is still delicous
CDKitchen Note: The "serves/makes 1" for this recipe doesn't mean one serving, it means one batch since it isn't based on servings and actual servings will depend on how you use it (on a cake, on cupcakes, etc)
Guest: Gina 2011-01-15
I just tried this recipe and put it on a homemade cake. Fabulous! Super easy and I have some great ideas to make it in different flavors!
Guest: Emma 2008-11-30
This is the best frosting recipe I have ever stumble upon, and it was SO easy! I made a slight change though. I didn't have any milk so instead I used heavy cream. Delish! It tastes just like christmas cookie frosting!
Guest: Southern Mom 2009-01-06
Way to sweet! Added orange juice and more butter to take it down a notch.
neededit 2010-01-22
if you do 3 person serving thing, really? 6 CUPS of sugar i did 1 1/2 cups and it still was REALLY sweet. My daughters are going to have a sugar rush soon! but the frosting is still delicous
CDKitchen Note: The "serves/makes 1" for this recipe doesn't mean one serving, it means one batch since it isn't based on servings and actual servings will depend on how you use it (on a cake, on cupcakes, etc)
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