Cake Frosting At Home. Directions Combine sugar butter milk and vanilla. The icing will be white if you use white butter clear vanilla.
You can use more or less milk to change the consistency depending on if you want it softer to ice a cake or stiffer to pipe edging and detail from a bag. Prepare the recipe as directed making the following substitutions. 1 tsp cold water.
The icing will be white if you use white butter clear vanilla.
Freeze cake before frosting. Spread over cake or cupcakes. You can use this homemade frosting to decorate many different baked goods. 12 cup unsalted butter softened.