By Elizabeth Gordon

Easy Sugar Frosting

ENOUGH FOR 24 CUPCAKES

ENOUGH FOR 24 CUPCAKES

3 tablespoons butter or dairy-free margarine, softened (or tofu cream cheese)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼-½ cup cream or milk of choice (rice, soy, hemp, nut), divided
3 cups confectioner’s sugar, more as needed

 

1. Beat together butter, vanilla, 1 tablespoon cream, and 1 cup confectioner’s sugar. Add alternating portions of cream and sugar, beating after each addition until well blended.

2. Continue adding and beating in portions of cream then powdered sugar until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Add additional cream or powdered sugar, as necessary.

Each cupcake with frosting contains 253 calories, 7g total fat, 3g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 23mg cholesterol, 151mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, 3g protein.

TIP Decorative candy flowers are available from coolcupcakes.com and sugarcraft.com.

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