Frosting Mixology

The other night I was baking a cake for a dinner with my future in-laws and my parents. I had made a chocolate cake and was preparing a butter cream frosting. I love plain vanilla butter cream frosting, but for some reason I just felt like the cake needed something a little extra. I decided to add in a big scoop of cookie butter to the frosting. The results were fantastic! And it got me thinking how a little change like that can make a big difference in easy recipes. Here are three ideas for spicing up your frosting.Cookie butter frosting! It's got the perfect amount of cinnamon. Simply add cookie butter to homemade butter cream frosting. If you don't have a favorite butter cream frosting recipe yet check out these ideas. Nutella frosting! I doubt I'm the only one who regularly has Nutella on hand. :) Add a scoop and you'll have a super unique chocolate frosting to spread on cakes or cupcakes.Peanut butter frosting. Just add peanut butter. Easy. Obvious. Duh. This goes well with chocolate cake or you could make peanut butter and jelly cupcakes. Yum!Do you have any favorite frosting mix-ins you'd like to share? What about jams and jellies? Happy baking! xo. Emma

Comments

[M]

God that looks like a tasty snack! Never thought about the peanut butter but will try for sure!

[Sarah]

Yum these look so delicious! I can't wait to try them and also a few ideas of my own, like almond butter and even jam swirls!

[meag]

dang girls.

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[Valerie]

I've actually made peanut butter frosting. Amazing on banana cupcakes!

[SJP]

Oh wow, those all look SO good! I've added a peanut butter icing/frosting to white choc blondes before which works really well : )

[CELIAROSE]

I LOVE cupcakes! My B.F.Fs and I have a blog called the cupcake cousins, and we make cupcakes! link: http://thecupcakecousinsblog.blogspot.com/
The Cookie-butter looks sooooo good!

[ale norris]

i've never tried cookie butter before, but i usually love anything and everything that involves the word cookie. so it's worth a shot!

[Amy Morgan]

That looks amazing!
I've tried it with Nutella before but never actually thought to use peanut butter etc (Doh!)
Will definitely be trying this!
x

[The Domestic Fringe]

I make peanut butter frosting all the time. It's my son's favorite, but I've never tried Nutella frosting and I should. We LOVE it!

Never hear of cookie butter. I'm intrigued. I won't rest until I find some. :-)

~FringeGirl

[Rachel]

I have never heard of cookie butter, but it sounds yummy! And I so want to try the peanut butter and jelly cupcakes!

[Abigail]

The cookie butter cupcakes look delicious! ♥ You'll make me hungry.

[Stephanie]

Those look amazing!

[sarah]

Those look delicious! I wonder how a big scoop of marshmallow fluff would taste mixed in?!

[Denisa]

That is perfect and I will try that with Nutella. I love Nutella so for me it is perfect recipe.

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[Sasha]

Omg, now I want a cupcake!! xx

[Katie]

Delicious! Mmm!
Katie xx
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[Rachel]

My daughter will be so excited about this. She's always wanting to try new flavors. We will have to try this.

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[Kim @ floating thru fields]

the cookie butter sounds amazing just by itself!
I've never heard of anything like that, I'll have to try it out :)

[Britt]

That looks so good! I like to experiment with vegan frostings and icings. Surprisingly, soy yogurt is really sweet and delicious, and is a really versatile ingredient for these kind of things!

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[Christa the BabbyMama]

I told a friend how easy it is to make PB frosting the other day and she was blown away!