Discover Various Types of Cake Icing
Jennie Gandhi
October 20, 2010
Cake icing is an important decoration for all cakes and cookies. Icing mainly adds flavor, texture, and feel to the yummy cakes. There are many types of icing that can be easily prepared at home for cake decoration.
Following are some of the most common types of cake icing:
Butter-cream icing is one of the oldest and the most popular form of icing with a sweet flavor and a flawless texture. It is prepared by blending butter and sugar is the right proportion.
Flat icing is really simple to make using a blend of powdered sugar and water. It is mainly spread on pastries and biscuit rolls to add a new flavor and texture.
Cream cheese icing is a yummy combination of cream cheese, butter, and icing sugar. It is mainly used to give a fluffy look to the cake especially on carrot cakes and cupcakes.
Fondant icing is prepared using sugar and water along with glucose or cream of tartar to give a smooth look. This type of icing is mainly used for special ceremonies like a wedding party.
Fudge icing is tempting with a strong rich chocolaty flavor. It is mainly prepared using butter, sugar, and chocolate bars. Further to that other essence and flavor can also be added for a better taste and thicker texture.
Royal icing gives a royal appearance and taste just like its name. It is prepared by using egg whites, lemon juice, and icing sugar. Using this decoration it´s easy and fun to make beautiful, intoxicating, and artistic cake decoration. Having a hard and brittle texture it is also used for making sugar sculptures used for decorating cakes and cookies.
Glazes are also a form of icing prepared using a fruit flavor. It has a thin watery texture but when poured on cakes it transforms to a hard crisp shell to make beautiful decorative. It mainly helps in improving the shelf life of cakes and chocolates.
Meringue is an American-style cake frosting prepared using a combination of egg whites, caster sugar, and water. This form does not have a long life but is awesome in both appearance and flavor.
Ganache is a rich chocolate icing made using a mixture of dark chocolate and cream. It gives a shiny and beautiful feel to the cakes adding to its aesthetics. This type of icing looks and tastes good with mud cake and almond cake.
Visit the site to explore more on Cake Decorating.
Following are some of the most common types of cake icing:
Butter-cream icing is one of the oldest and the most popular form of icing with a sweet flavor and a flawless texture. It is prepared by blending butter and sugar is the right proportion.
Flat icing is really simple to make using a blend of powdered sugar and water. It is mainly spread on pastries and biscuit rolls to add a new flavor and texture.
Cream cheese icing is a yummy combination of cream cheese, butter, and icing sugar. It is mainly used to give a fluffy look to the cake especially on carrot cakes and cupcakes.
Fondant icing is prepared using sugar and water along with glucose or cream of tartar to give a smooth look. This type of icing is mainly used for special ceremonies like a wedding party.
Fudge icing is tempting with a strong rich chocolaty flavor. It is mainly prepared using butter, sugar, and chocolate bars. Further to that other essence and flavor can also be added for a better taste and thicker texture.
Royal icing gives a royal appearance and taste just like its name. It is prepared by using egg whites, lemon juice, and icing sugar. Using this decoration it´s easy and fun to make beautiful, intoxicating, and artistic cake decoration. Having a hard and brittle texture it is also used for making sugar sculptures used for decorating cakes and cookies.
Glazes are also a form of icing prepared using a fruit flavor. It has a thin watery texture but when poured on cakes it transforms to a hard crisp shell to make beautiful decorative. It mainly helps in improving the shelf life of cakes and chocolates.
Meringue is an American-style cake frosting prepared using a combination of egg whites, caster sugar, and water. This form does not have a long life but is awesome in both appearance and flavor.
Ganache is a rich chocolate icing made using a mixture of dark chocolate and cream. It gives a shiny and beautiful feel to the cakes adding to its aesthetics. This type of icing looks and tastes good with mud cake and almond cake.
Visit the site to explore more on Cake Decorating.
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