Vanilla and Almond Frosting
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
7 1/2 cups
ingredients
-
Base frosting
- 3 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 10 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar (2 1/2 to 2 3/4 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Vanilla frosting
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-
Almond frosting
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 drops yellow food coloring
directions
- For base frosting:.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in sugar, then cream and vanilla.
- If making both frostings: Divide between 2 bowls.
- For vanilla frosting:.
- Mix 1 teaspoon vanilla into 1 bowl of base frosting.
- For almond frosting:.
- Mix almond extract into second bowl of base frosting. Mix in yellow food coloring, 1 drop at a time, until desired shade is reached.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bev I Am
United States
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