Looking For The Best gluten-free/df Cake Frosting

[Sweetfudge]

So, for my birthday I'm making a chocolate cake (or cupcakes) to share w/ friends and coworkers. But I'm trying to figure out a good frosting for the cake. Either chocolate flavored, or anything that would taste good on a chocolate cake would work. Something tried and true would be great! Thanks!

[JennyC]

I love this recipe. I use it everytime I make frosting. You should be able to substite the butter with shotening or df spread. You could also use any kind of milk as a replacement.

SERVES 24 , 2 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened (you can use margarine but the flavor will not be the same)

2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar

1/3 cup half-and-half cream or milk (can use unwhipped whipping cream in place of half and half)

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (for light)

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (for medium)

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (for dark rich)

Directions

1. Cream the butter in a small bowl.

2. Blend in the cocoa powder (the amount desired for a light, medium or dark flavor), vanilla, confectioners sugar, alternately with the cream.

3. Beat with an electric mixer, until the desired texture is achieved.

4. **NOTE** because of the additional cocoa powder more cream may have to be added in to reach desired consistency.

[JNBunnie1]

So, for my birthday I'm making a chocolate cake (or cupcakes) to share w/ friends and coworkers. But I'm trying to figure out a good frosting for the cake. Either chocolate flavored, or anything that would taste good on a chocolate cake would work. Something tried and true would be great! Thanks!

How about that ricemellow cream? Or make a hard shell, one bag Enjoy Life choc chips, one Tbsp shortening, melt mix and pour. If you don't want that much cut both in half. Or use the other half to dip random stuff, it works really well for chocolate covered strawberries.

[purple]

Sweetfudge, go to www.recipezaar.com and google in gluten free frosting or vegan frosting. You should find several you can adjust to your allergies. There is a vegan one that sounds good and look for a coconut pecan frosting too.

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[Sweetfudge]

thanks y'all! i'm gonna have to try a test batch of all these recipes to decide which would work best w/ the cake.

Jenny, have you ever made the frosting, then decided you wanted to add more cocoa? would it work adding additional cocoa at the end?

[JennyC]

thanks y'all! i'm gonna have to try a test batch of all these recipes to decide which would work best w/ the cake.

Jenny, have you ever made the frosting, then decided you wanted to add more cocoa? would it work adding additional cocoa at the end?

I love chocolate, and I think there is more than enough cocoa in the frosting. If you did want to add even more chocolate and it got too thick you could thin it out with milk. Also remember to beat it at a high speed until you get the texture you want, after the consistency it right. If dramatically improves the texture.

Happy baking!

[ang1e0251]

My family recipe is one of those with no recipe. But it's the best around. My sister now sells the cookies we used to make for Christmas and she has people make orders from far away just to have this special flavor. It may not "sound" as good as others when you read the ingredients but I have never had anyone who tasted it who wasnt very, very satisfied.

vegetable shortening (Crisco is the best, NOT butter flavored)

powdered sugar

water

vanilla

Almond flavoring

This is a recipe you just eyeball and guess at the amount you need. Don't worry if you end up with too much, it freezes well. I freeze the extra for cupcakes or gluten-free graham crackers, etc.

Place a lump of shortening in your bowl, this will probably be about 1/3 of your volume, pour in sugar then add a capfull of vanilla and only a couple of drops of Almond. Then dribble in the water. Now mix, adding water until it's the consistancy you want. Taste, if you end up making a larger batch, you may need more vanilla. But be careful with the Almond, it can overwhelm the flavor, so add drop by drop. This is the recipe you want if you are adding coloring. Paste color works best but you can use liquid also, just add less water.

Frost , serve and wait for the complements!