Strawberry Frosting – My Baking Habit

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Filled with contemporary strawberry puree, strawberry frosting is a summery addition to your favourite truffles and cupcakes!

For those who’re a baker and a mum or dad, you in all probability understand how birthdays are sometimes an opportunity to give you new recipes. You by no means know what sort of cake your youngsters are going to request, in spite of everything.

When my right-hand girl, Stephie, was getting ready for daughter’s third birthday this 12 months, she requested her what sort of cake she needed. The reply? Pink!

So this strawberry frosting bought paired with a strawberry cake (recipe coming quickly!) and he or she had one pleased three 12 months previous.

So in fact we had to verify all of you had this strawberry frosting recipe, too. In any case, you by no means know when another person would possibly have to make their toddler a pink cake!

STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

Once you bake as a lot as I do, it’s good to have a number of completely different frosting recipes up your sleeve.

I imply, it’s fairly arduous to go mistaken with my do-it-yourself buttercream frosting – it’s a reader favourite for a cause! And there are occasions when cream cheese frosting is the proper alternative. 

However typically you need one thing slightly completely different, ya know? 

That’s once I like to make strawberry frosting!

I’ve seen fairly a number of recipes on the market. A few of them use jam, a few of them use freeze-dried strawberries. However I like to make use of contemporary strawberry puree in mine.

I like that the contemporary strawberries don’t add any extra sugar like a jam would, simply contemporary strawberry taste! 

Plus the beautiful pink shade it provides the frosting is simply so pretty.

Can you utilize frozen strawberries on this frosting?

For those who reside someplace the place contemporary strawberries aren’t at all times available or the place they aren’t tremendous candy and flavorful within the winter, don’t fear.

You possibly can simply use frozen strawberries on this recipe as a substitute. Simply be sure to thaw the berries earlier than you puree them.

HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY FROSTING

For those who’ve at all times been intimidated by the concept of constructing your individual frosting, don’t be! It’s tremendous straightforward and the feel and taste is unimaginable.

Different elements you’ll want

Along with the strawberry puree, you solely want three different elements for this strawberry frosting:

• Unsalted butter: Be sure that your butter is at room temperature earlier than you attempt to make the frosting. I’ve some ideas for tips on how to soften butter shortly in case you overlook to set it out forward of time.
• Powdered sugar: This recipe wants a whole lot of powdered sugar. I’ve a submit on tips on how to make powdered sugar – in case you run out, you should utilize these ideas for making an excellent substitute that you should utilize on this frosting.
• Vanilla extract: Despite the fact that this can be a strawberry frosting recipe, slightly little bit of vanilla goes a good distance in rounding out the flavors and taking the frosting to the subsequent stage.

Making this recipe

You’ll undoubtedly need a mixer for this recipe. I like to recommend a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, however you should utilize a hand mixer as nicely.

Earlier than doing anything, beat the softened butter on medium-high pace for about 5 minutes.

After that, you’ll be able to flip the mixer to low and slowly add the powdered sugar. As soon as the sugar is completely integrated, add the vanilla and about 3 tablespoons of the strawberry puree.

Give the frosting a style, checking the flavour and the feel. You possibly can determine in case you’d like so as to add extra of the remaining puree for extra strawberry taste and a creamier texture. I virtually at all times add the total 5 tablespoons.

It’s vital to notice which you could add greater than 5 tablespoons of puree, however it will lead to a thinner frosting, so preserve that in thoughts earlier than including extra.

When the flavour is the place you need it to be, flip the mixer again to medium-high and beat for an additional 3-4 minutes to make the frosting tremendous gentle and fluffy.

Now it’s able to pipe or unfold onto your favourite truffles or cupcakes!

USAGE IDEAS

This strawberry frosting is scrumptious on all kinds of truffles and cupcakes.

After all it’s excellent for pairing with easy vanilla cupcakes or yellow cake, however it may possibly even be a yummy addition to funfetti cupcakes.

Use my doctored cake combine to whip up a fast and simple cake or cupcakes in virtually any taste to pair with it.

Wish to go the chocolate route? Strive it with the very best chocolate cake, black magic cake, or eggless chocolate cake.

And, in fact, you’ll be able to’t go mistaken with placing strawberry frosting with straightforward strawberry cupcakes!

STORAGE AND FREEZING

As soon as the frosting has been piped onto your cake or cupcakes, you’ll be able to retailer them at room temperature or within the fridge if your home is heat. For those who go the fridge route, let the cake or cupcakes come to room temperature earlier than serving.

If you wish to make the frosting forward of time, place it in an hermetic container and retailer it within the fridge for as much as 2 days.

Once you’re prepared to make use of the frosting, let it come to room temperature. Then whip it along with your mixer for a minute or two to revive the feel earlier than piping or spreading onto your cake.

You possibly can even freeze this frosting! Freeze it in an hermetic container for as much as a month. 

To thaw, place it within the fridge for as much as a day. Let the frosting come to room temperature and whip it along with your mixer for 1-2 minutes earlier than piping or spreading onto your cake.

Irrespective of the way you get pleasure from it, this strawberry frosting is bound to be a recipe you’ll come again to many times.