Here are two fast, simple and addictive and is a perfect accompaniment to Chocolate or Vanilla Cake.
Notes :
* Icing sugar (also called confectioner`s sugar) that is used in frosting recipes is easily available in all grocery stores. It is a mix of powdered sugar and cornflour. Cornflour is added to prevent caking and to give consistency to icing.
* To make icing sugar at home, just powder some sugar in a blender to get powdered sugar. Then add 1 tbsp cornflour per 1 cup of powdered sugar. Use as required. It can be stored in an airtight container.
* Cakes and freshly baked summer fruit tarts can also be just sprinkled with icing sugar just before serving.
* For the glace icing :
Chocolate Frosting
Chocolate-y topping for cakes
- Good quality Cocoa Powder : 3 tbsp
- Icing Sugar : 4 tbsp
- Boiling water : 1 to 2 tsp or as
- required
- In a small bowl mix together the cocoa powder and icing sugar
- Add a tsp of the boiling water and stir/ mix. Add a tsp or two more water as per the consistency you need.
- Drizzle over the cakes or brownies and serve immediately
Glace icing
Icing for cakes & cookies
- This quantity is sufficient to cover top of a 20 cm cake or 12 patty cakes.
- Icing Sugar (sifted : 1 cup)
- Boiling water : 1 tbsp
- Butter : 1 tsp
- Few drops essence of your choice
- eg. Vanilla, orange
- Place a cup of icing sugar in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water.
- Make a well in the center of icing sugar, add boiling water, butter, essence and stir slowly until all icing sugar has been incorporated and icing is smooth and shiny.
- Ice the cakes when still warm.You could simply spread the frosting over cakes and cookies with a cutlery knife.
- For Coffee flavoured Glace icing, add 1 tsp coffee powder to the icing sugar.
For Orange or lemon flavoured Glace icing
- add 1 tbsp orange juice OR lemon juice instead of boiling water. Also add ½ tsp orange or lemon zest for orange or lemon flavoured icing. Skip the essence in this case.
Just spread the glace icing over warm cakes or cookies and serve! You could even top the glace icing with glace cherries or tutti fruity and serve. Simple to make but yet makes a pretty cake decoration! Glace icing set over the cakes within few seconds.