# FROSTING & ICING

## Banana Frosting
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup powdered sugar
4 tablespoons mashed bananas
2 tablespoons evaporated milk

Cream the butter and sugar.  Mix bananas with milk and add to butter mixture alternately with 2 cups sugar.  Blend well.

## Buttercream Frosting
16 ounces confectioners’ sugar
½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
4 to 6 teaspoons milk or half-and-half

## Fudge Frosting I
1 ½ squares chocolate, melted
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup evaporated milk, at room temperature

In a blender, combine melted chocolate, sugar, and evaporated milk.  Process 3-5 minutes until mixture is firm and shiny (the sound of the blender will change when mixture firms).  Frost the brownies with a thin layer.

## Fudge Frosting II
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup flour
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 cup milk
1 cup butter, softened
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

In a 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, flour, and cocoa with a wire whisk.  Slowly whisk in milk until smooth. 

Cook milk mixture over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils, stirring frequently.  Reduce heat to low; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Remove saucepan from heat; cool completely.

In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy.  Gradually beat in cooled milk mixture, melted chocolate and vanilla until evenly blended and a creamy spreading consistency. 

## Maple Cream
1 cup heavy sour cream
¼ cup maple syrup 
Pinch of salt
Grating of nutmeg

Whip sour cream, syrup, and salt in a bowl and grate nutmeg on top.

## Pumpkin Frosting
Beat until smooth: 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, 2/3 cup canned pumpkin, ¼ cup butter, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon ginger, 1/8 teaspoon cloves.

In a large bowl, with mixer on medium-low speed, beat confectioners’ sugar, butter, vanilla, and milk until smooth and blended.  Beat in additional milk as needed for easy spreading consistency.  Increase speed to medium-high; beat until light and fluffy.

## Quick Caramel Frosting
1/3 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar

Melt butter in saucepan; add brown sugar and cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Add salt and milk and continue stirring until mixture comes to a boil.  Boil 3 minutes; remove from heat and cool.  Add vanilla and blend well.  Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until mixture is smooth and of spreading consistency.
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<span style="font-size:small">Chapters: [APPETIZERS](./appetizers), [BEVERAGES](./beverages), [BREADS & CRACKERS](./bread-and-crackers), [BREAKFAST DISHES ](./breakfast-dishes), [CAKES, PIES, & COBBLERS](./cakes-pies-and-cobblers), [CANDY & POPCORN](./candy-and-popcorn), [COOKIES, BARS, & BROWNIES](./cookies-bars-and-brownies), [FROSTING & ICING](./frosting-and-icing), [MAIN DISHES](./main-dishes), [MISCELLANEOUS](./miscellaneous), [MIXES & BLENDS](./mixes-and-blends), [MUFFINS & SCONES](./muffins-and-scones), [SALADS](./salads), [SAUCES & DIPS](./sauces-and-dips), [SOUPS, STEWS, & CHILIS](./soups-stews-and-chilis), [VEGETABLES](./vegetables)</span>