Orange Frosting Recipe

This is a very simple frosting design pattern but should be used with a thicker type of frosting, such as cream cheese frosting. The pattern would not hold up very well on a light fluffy frosting. The design makes for a simple background that is nice for other decorating to be added. It can also be used as a simple finish on its own.

Meringue Frosting is made by whipping egg whites and sugar together to create a light and fluffy frosting. The meringue frosting is used to frost cakes and cupcakes but is also used as a piping to decorate desserts. A pastry bag is used with a star, fluted, or plain nozzle to create rosettes, strips of piping, nests, and other decorative designs on cakes, cupcakes, and many other types of desserts. Meringue frosting can also be added to pies and tarts and then cooked in a hot oven for a short period of time to give it a browned, crisp outer surface with a soft fluffy inside.

Ganache Frosting is a type of frosting that does not require any additional decorating unless desired. It provides an elegant finish to the cake on its own. It is typically used as a glaze, which is poured over a single layer chocolate cake, providing a shiny, delightfully rich looking cake. If desired, you can add an additional decorative touch by drizzling with chocolate, adding chocolate curls, topping with strawberries or raspberries or whatever you feel is appropriate for the occasion.

When it comes to cake decorating many of us just scoop the frosting on the cake and spread it around the best we can. Sometimes the cake doesn't turn out too bad and other time it can be a struggle to end up with a frosted cake that is presentable.

To begin this simple frosting design, apply the top coat of frosting and smooth it on the top and sides. A frosting such as a buttercream frosting should be used with this circled ridges frosting design so that it holds the details of the design when decorating cakes or other desserts.

A type of quick bread prepared with all-purpose flour and flavored with orange zest, orange juice, and chopped cranberries.

A small narrow utensil designed to remove peels from oranges, lemons, limes and other similar sized fruits with citrus skins.

A type of orange that does not have the sweet taste of many other oranges but instead provides a bitter flavor due to the higher acidic content.

A variety of tangerine that is high in sugar content, giving it a rich sweet flavor. They are small to medium in size and their rind, which is fairly smooth textured, is yellowish-orange in color with a tinge of green at times.

Temple Orange is actually a tangor, which is a variety of mandarin orange that is a cross between a tangerine and an orange.