Cake Decorating: Choosing the Right Frosting

[TheCraphater]

how does fondant taste is it too sweet?

[amina123ish]

I am new at baking...what kind of frosting would you suggest for making cupcakes and cakes just for fun at home? Also to ice a cake and cupcakes for decorations with tips what kind of icing are we suppose to use in the bag to ice?

[MaRaTheMeyvn]

@amina123ish For making just for fun at home try pre-made frosting or butter cream. For cakes whipped cream works very well too.

Not sure what you meant by that icing thing, but... for icing a cake use royal icing. For icing cupcakes and cookies just a mixture of confectioner's sugar and water is enough. If you're making separate addable decorations like roses or snowflakes, make royal icing with a little more sugar that usual.

[LiRa1992]

@MaRaTheMeyvn Hi there.. I need help in identifying the type of icing I ate last few weeks ago at my friend's house... It tasted very nice. It's not too soft and not too hard. I can see powdered sugar in there but I'm not sure what else did she added to make such consistency. It tasted nice and I was hoping to know about it.

[LiRa1992]

@MaRaTheMeyvn Hi there.. I need help in identifying the type of icing I ate last few weeks ago at my friend's house... It tasted very nice. It's not too soft and not too hard. I can see powdered sugar in there but I'm not sure what else did she added to make such consistency. It tasted nice and I was hoping to know about it.

[MaRaTheMeyvn]

@LiRa1992 Hmmmmm... to be honest that's not much info to go by. :D But what I think it is is either royal icing with less sugar or just a mixture of confectioner's sugar and water.

[LiRa1992]

@MaRaTheMeyvn Thank you. =)