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Title: Confectioner's Sugar Icing
Categories: Frosting Cake
Yield: 1 Servings
| 1 | /4 c | Unsalted butter |
| 1 T | B Water | |
| 1 | /2 c | Confectioner's sugar |
In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the butter and water until the butter melts. Remove from heat and let stand until cool, about 5 minutes. Add the sugar to the butter mixture and whisk vigorously until smooth and thickened, about 1 minute. Use within 5 minutes, or the icing may become too thick to drizzle. If the icing does become too thick, rewarm it for 2 to 3 seconds over low heat, whisking constantly. Makes a scant 1/2 cup.
Variations: Orange flavor: Use 1 tablespoon undiluted thawed, frozen orange juice concentrate in place of the water.
Brown sugar flavor: Add 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar to the warm butter mixture and stir until the sugar dissloves; let cool, then whisk in the confectioner's sugar.
Clove flavor: Add 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves with the confectioner's sugar.
Lime or lemon flavor: Use 1 tablespoon fresh lime or lemon juice in place of the water and add 1/2 teaspoon grated lime or lemon zest with the confectioner's sugar.
From Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library Typed for you by Marjorie Scofield 6/23/95
Recipe By : From Cakes, Cupcakes, Cheesecakes
From: Mary Riemerman Date: 11-20-97 (08:32) The Pine Tree Bbs (222) Cooking(F)
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