Icing Consistency For Cake

I most often use this consistency for outlining detail work and writing.

Icing consistency for cake.

If it doesn t add more milk a half of teaspoon at a time until frosting is the proper consistency. Begin with the wilton buttercream frosting recipe. Learn about the icings you should you use for di. Cream cheese icing is especially popular on carrot cakes but it also works well with chocolate red velvet or gingerbread cakes.

When you squeeze the bag it should come out in a smooth line without breaking or cracking. This icing can be used to fill in between two layers or piped onto the cakes in the form of coating designs flowers and writing. The decorations will hold their shape and yet will be soft enough to cut through with a knife. Less sweet than a plain buttercream icing it can be used on any cake or cookie to balance out the sugary taste with its own rich flavor.

It s the fastest way to completely cover a cookie in icing. Buttercream icing is also known as america buttercream confectioners sugar icing butter cream butter icing mock cream. The best way to do that is to do a little test to see how fast the icing will smooth out if you drag something like a knife or in my case a turkey lacer through it. Before you begin decorating with royal icing you must first get it the right consistency.

The other consistency that s important to get right is when you are using a dam with a filling in a cake like with this pina colada layer cake. To create a thin consistency frosting add 1 teaspoon of karo syrup and 1 teaspoon of milk to the stiff consistency frosting. The pineapple filling is thinner and would likely squeeze out from between the cake layers once built if you don t use a dam or the dam frosting isn t thick enough. The thin frosting is also used for icing the surface of the cake.

You can see my video on piping consistency icing here. The most versatile of the three medium consistency is used for borders such as stars dots and shells as well as other decorations that will remain relatively flat. Flood consistency royal icing is a thinner runnier icing that fills in or floods an area outlined in piping or 15 second consistency icing on the cookie. Piping icing is similar to toothpaste in consistency.

Add 1 teaspoon of liquid light corn syrup milk or water for each cup of stiff frosting.