Chocolate Crisco Frosting Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Is frosting better with butter or Crisco? ›

The results were drastic: the all-butter buttercream melted and spread down the sides of the cupcake, while the buttercream made with shortening held its shape. But you trade stability for flavor. So if heat isn't a problem, you might want to stick with a Classic Buttercream recipe.

It could possibly mean that you have not whipped it enough, or you added too much liquid. Try adding butter, frosting sugar, or whipped cream.

Add corn starch

If you want to thicken your royal icing without adding additional sugar, you can add a minimal amount of corn starch (less than a teaspoon) to help your icing thicken up.

If you're using chocolate, add cocoa powder. If you want a richer buttery flavor add a few tablespoons of butter as well. My sister swears by beating a package of instant pudding mix into the frosting. But honestly, if you're going to go to all that work, just make some from scratch.

Sugar is the most important ingredient in all types of frostings, providing sweetness, flavor, bulk and structure.

Choose Italian meringue Buttercream if you:

need the stability to hold up very large layer cakes or intricate designs. This one performed very well in my heat and humidity tests.

A buttercream made with a recipe consisting of butter and shortening can generally sit out at room temperature for up to 2 days. We suggest covering your treat with plastic wrap or placing it in a cake carrier to prevent your buttercream from crusting too much.

Most frostings are made with powdered sugar (otherwise known as confectioners' sugar or icing sugar), which contains cornstarch to prevent it from caking. Adding more powdered sugar can be an effective way and the easiest way of absorbing too much liquid to achieve thicker frosting.

Dry/thick ingredients like cocoa powder, freeze dried fruit (powder,) and peanut butter will help thicken frosting, while vanilla and brown butter should be added sparingly to make sure it's the right texture. Storage Tips: Once you achieve the perfect consistency, store your frosting in an airtight container.

Combine 1 cup of coconut sugar with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch or arrowroot powder if you need confectioners' sugar. Got any hot cocoa mix lying around? Ideally for chocolate desserts, you can use those packets in a one-to-one trade for powdered sugar.

What happens if you use granulated sugar instead of powdered sugar for frosting? ›

"Regular sugar has a larger crystal size than powdered sugar," he explains. "This means, cup for cup, there would be more sugar in a cup of powdered sugar than in a cup of regular sugar." In addition to inconsistent measurements, regular sugar won't dissolve and mix as well into recipes like frosting and icing.

You'll be glad to know there is a distinction between the two. In broad terms, frosting is thick and fluffy, and is used to coat the outside (and often the inner layers) of a cake. Icing is thinner and glossier than frosting, and can be used as a glaze or for detailed decorating.

Chocolate buttercream frosting doesn't need to be refrigerated, but you can if you want to. If you want to make the frosting in advance and store in an airtight container, you can safely keep it on the counter for 3 days.

What butter does for flavor, shortening does for texture and stability. Shortening helps create a light and fluffy frosting while also providing a neutral flavor to help cut the richness of the butter.

But, this ingredient is now more commonly used in cakeries for cake icing. Why Do Bakers Use Icing Shortening? Icing is typically made by whipping sugar and fat. Unlike common fat sources like butter, shortening is completely white, so it's very useful if you want to achieve a bright white color for your icing.

50% Less Saturated Fat than Butter*Crisco Shortening: 3.5g saturated fat per tablespoon. Butter: 7g saturated fat per tablespoon. Crisco Shortening contains 12g total fat per serving. Excellent source of ALA Omega-3 fatty acid*Contains 710mg of ALA per serving, which is 44% of the 1.6g Daily Value for ALA.

Butter imparts a yellow tinge when used in frosting, but has great flavor. Shortening allows you to achieve a clean, white color that serves as a perfect canvas for your artistry. The shortening and butter combination gives a whiter buttercream that still has great flavor.