I am crazy and decided to make cupcakes for B's party on Saturday. I have no idea how much icing I need though. I have 6 dozen cupcakes and I want to frost them using a piping bag. Google is not helping. Any ideas?
Are you planning on using homemade or icing out of a tub? Most homemade recipes I've made (where you use maybe 2-ish sticks of butter and 4-ish cups of powdered sugar) I can frost about two dozen cupcakes with. If I had to guess, one batch of homemade icing is probably equivalent to 2-ish tubs, so depending on how much you're planning on using, I'd maybe go crazy and buy 6 tubs? I also tend to go a little heavy on icing though, to me it's the best part of the cupcake
Thanks ladies! I like lots of frosting too so I just wanted to have enough. And I've never frosted anything before. I was thinking of making the icing but now I don't know if it will be cheaper.
Thanks ladies! I like lots of frosting too so I just wanted to have enough. And I've never frosted anything before. I was thinking of making the icing but now I don't know if it will be cheaper.
Make your own! It's sooooo easy (especially if you have a stand mixer), and IMO, tastes so much better. I use a recipe similar to this one:
Post by prettymama36 on Jun 2, 2016 13:22:18 GMT -5
@mbjune I usually make my own buttercream icing and use one pound of butter, a bag of icing sugar, vanilla extract and a little milk. Simple but delish, especially with the Wilton's brand vanilla. It tastes just like vanilla ice cream! I would triple it for six dozen and it freezes well if you have extra. It's definitely cheaper to buy the tubs though.
No help with frosting, except for eating, but does anyone know where to get cheap cupcake stands?
I bought a bunch of cheap decorations from Oriental Trading Company, and I think they have cupcake stands, too. They have about a bajillion birthday party themes, too, so odds are you can find a stand to match your theme (or they probably have plain ones, too). The things I got are pretty decent for the price.
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