Description
A simple, smooth, and sweet vanilla icing perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, or bars.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2–3 tablespoons (30-45ml) milk or heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- optional: pinch of salt
Instructions
- Measure the confectioners’ sugar and sift it into a bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoons of milk or heavy cream and the vanilla extract to the sugar.
- Whisk well until the mixture is smooth, adding more milk as necessary to reach pourable consistency.
- If too thin, add more sifted confectioners’ sugar until desired thickness is reached.
- Taste and add a pinch of salt if desired.
- Use immediately or cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Notes
For a thicker icing, add more confectioners’ sugar. For flavor variations, try adding citrus zest or different extracts.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg