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This soft textured White Creamy Frosting recipe is thick enough for piping and creating shapes. It will remain soft and when made with butter, it has a rich flavor. Because of its ability to hold its shape, it works well for cake, cupcake, and cookie decorating.

Cake frosting types, cupcake frosting types, and cookie frosting types contain some of the same types of frosting. Cake frosting types include more varieties than cookies frosting types but cupcakes can generally use the same types as cakes.

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.

Decorating Frosting is a simple frosting that works well for writing or piping on details when decorating cakes and cookies. The consistency of this frosting recipe can be changed to make it flow easily. Being able to adjust the consistency of the frosting is critical when you are doing detailed decorating.

Boiled frosting is a very light and fluffy topping used for cake or cupcakes. It is made without any type of fat added. Its ingredients are boiled until reaching a soft ball stage and then slowly mixed into beaten egg whites until the frosting is light and fluffy.

Buttercream Frosting is an excellent frosting for decorating a cake with details. The consistency of this frosting recipe can be easily changed according to what type of decorations you are trying to create. Being able to adjust the consistency of the frosting is critical when you are doing detailed decorating.

Tinting frosting is often required when cake decorating and also when decorating cupcakes and cookies. Frosting can be tinted to most any color, either by purchasing special tint colors or by mixing primary colors. Use a paste or gel coloring to minimize the effect on the frosting consistency.

Cream Cheese Frosting can be used for frosting cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and bars. It also makes a good cake filling to use between layers. Its flavor and texture blend nicely with carrot, spice, pumpkin, and chocolate-flavored cakes and bars.

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.

This versatile Powdered Sugar Frosting recipe can be made thick enough to use for detailed decorating and it can be easily thinned down to be used as a glaze. It works well for cake decorating, frosting cupcakes and brownies, and for decorating cookies.

Boiled frosting is a very light and fluffy topping that is great on any type of cake or cupcakes. This white fluffy frosting is made without any type of fat added. Most of its ingredients are cooked until they come to a boil; and then allowed to boil for a period of time.

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.