Flavoring an icing

[Cayla]

When you're making an icing with confectioner's sugar and butter, how do you like to flavor it? I have tried using a little bit of cocoa along with a few tablespoons of brewed coffee, which tasted good. Do people have other ideas?

 

[monkeyboots]

Hi,
I like using lemon, orange or lime zest along with a little juice.
I like some extracts, but some taste "off" to me. Vanilla extract is my number one choice, but I've also had good results with natural peppermint and almond extracts.
I like these organic extracts: http://www.flavorganics.com/Organic-Extracts/c/Flavorganics@Extracts
Have fun baking!

 

[Trellum]

Sometimes I make icing from scratch, like for example that one time I tried to make an eggnog flavored cake =D It turned out great! I have also made cream cheese icing as well. You can try so many different mixes!

 

[Shimus]

I'm a fan of extracts myself. 2-3 dollar bottles at the local grocer or dollar store, a little goes a LONG way. Like the Art teacher used to say in school for glue (A little dab will do ya)?

Different choices too. I like mixing peppermint and vanilla together too, depending on what item I'm decided to ice.

 

[Tina Nord]

I use extractst too when I want something like an orange, lemon, or vanilla icing, etc. If I want a chocolate icing or something like that, I will mix in chocolate chips or whatever I have handy. You just have to be very careful so you don't ruin the consistency of the icing while at the same time trying to get it flavored.

 

[Shimus]

Yup. The general rule of thumb I do is the cap of the extract bottle (like a teaspoon up to a tablespoon, depending on what I need) a little bit can go a long way! One time I used a lot and it overpowered the flavor and I had to throw the icing out and make a homemade icing from scratch.