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Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup margarine or butter
  • 1 box (3 cups) of powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons milk
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    Cream margarine with electric mixer. Slowly add powdered sugar. Add vanilla and 2 1/2 tablespoons milk and blend well. If necessary, add more milk gradually to get desired consistency. Add food coloring to make desired color.

    Orange Frosting Recipe

    Ingredients:

  • 1 Egg white
  • 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoons Cream of tartar
  • 1/4 cup Orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
  • Yellow and red food coloring (orange)
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    Place all ingredients except food coloring, into top of double boiler. Beat over simmering water with electric mixer 5-7 minutes or until mixture stands in peaks. Tint frosting orange by using several drops of yellow and red food coloring.

    Black Frosting Recipe

    Ingredients:

  • 4 tb Butter
  • 5 cup Powdered sugar; sifted
  • 2 Egg whites; unbeaten
  • 2 tb Cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • Black food coloring
  • 2 oz Unsweetened Chocolate; melt
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    Cream butter; add part of sugar gradually, blending after each addition. Add remaining sugar, alternately with egg whites then with 2 tablespoons cream until of right consistency to spread. Beat after each addition until smooth. Add vanilla and salt. Divide frosting in two parts. To one part add orange coloring to give an orange shade and spread between layers of cake, reserving about 1/4 for pumpkin decoration. To remaining un-tinted frosting, add chocolate; then add teaspoons cream until of right consistency to spread. Spread chocolate frosting on top and sides of cake Decorate top with jack-o'-lantern, made of orange-tinted frosting. Makes enough frosting to cover tops and sides of two 9" layers and for decorating.