Best 20 Fluffy Frosting Recipes

FLUFFY PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Place the butter and peanut butter into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer. Gradually mix in the sugar, and when it starts to get thick, incorporate milk one tablespoon at a time until all of the sugar is mixed in and the frosting is thick and spreadable. Beat for at least 3 minutes for it to get good and fluffy.

FLUFFY WHITE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a heatproof bowl of a stand mixer, whisk egg whites, sugar, water and cream of tartar until blended. Place over simmering water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisking constantly, heat mixture until a thermometer reads 160°, 3-5 minutes., Remove from heat; add vanilla. With the whisk attachment of a stand mixer, beat on high speed until stiff glossy peaks form, about 7 minutes. Use immediately. Store frosted cake, uncovered, in refrigerator.

FLUFFY VANILLA FROSTING

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat butter on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Reduce speed to medium. Add the confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as needed; after every two additions, raise speed to high and beat 10 seconds to aerate frosting, then return to medium-high. This process should take about 5 minutes. Frosting will be very pale and fluffy.
• Add vanilla, and beat until frosting is smooth. If not using immediately, frosting can be refrigerated up to 10 days in an airtight container. Before using, bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth again, about 5 minutes.

FLUFFY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in bowl. Beat at low speed to mix. Beat at high speed until smooth and fluffy, approximately 5-10 minutes. If too stiff, beat in a few drops of water.

FLUFFY SEVEN MINUTE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, egg whites, salt, corn syrup, and vanilla in the top of a double boiler. Beat all ingredients about one minute before placing bowl or pan over the heat.
• Place over rapidly boiling water; beat at high speed until the mixture forms soft peaks. (This may take longer than 7 minutes).
• Transfer frosting mixture to large bowl; beat until the mixture is thick and cool enough to spread.

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH FLUFFY FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans and line with parchment; butter parchment and dust pans with cocoa.
• Whisk boiling water into cocoa until smooth; whisk in sour cream. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and 2 1/4 cups sugar on medium-high until fluffy and pale yellow. Beat in whole eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with 2 additions cocoa mixture, and beat until combined. Fold in 4 teaspoons vanilla.
• Divide batter among pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes, rotating pans halfway through. Transfer pans to wire racks and let cool completely. Remove cakes from pans and discard parchment. Trim cakes if desired.
• In a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, whisk together remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, egg whites, and corn syrup until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; using mixer, beat on high until stiff, fluffy peaks form, about 5 minutes. Fold in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Transfer a cake layer to a serving plate and top with 1 cup frosting. Stack second cake on top and cover top and sides with remaining frosting.

FLUFFY CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine powdered sugar and butter in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt; mix for 30 seconds. Add cream 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix on medium speed until frosting is shiny and seems to have large bubbles, 3 to 5 minutes more.

FLUFFY CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA COOL WHIP FROSTING

Steps:

• In a bowl combine pudding mix (either chocolate or vanilla) with cream and confectioners sugar; mix on low speed until combined and thickened (about 3 minutes).
• Fold in the Cool Whip topping until thoroughly combined.

FLUFFY CHOCOLATE MOUSSE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Fold in whipped topping. Store in the refrigerator.

MAPLE WALNUT LAYER CAKE WITH FLUFFY MAPLE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and lightly flour two 9x2-inch round cake pans, then line the bottoms with waxed paper.
• To make the cake: In a large bowl, sift together the flour and the ginger and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until well combined. Beat in the maple syrup gradually. Add the flour mixture in thirds, alternating with the water, beating after each addition until smooth. Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
• To make the frosting: In the top of a double boiler, combine first five ingredients. Cook over boiling water, beating constantly on the medium-high speed of an electric mixer, until mixture stands in peaks (about 5-7 minutes). Remove the pot from heat. Add the vanilla and the maple extracts and continue beating 1 minute more until thick enough to spread.
• When cake has cooled, ice between the layers. Sprinkle about 1/3 cup chopped walnuts over the frosting. Then ice top and sides of cake, sprinkling the top with the remaining chopped walnuts.

FLUFFY FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, water and cream of tartar in a saucepan. Cook the mixture over medium-high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture starts to bubble.
• Whip the egg whites and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until soft peaks form. Slowly drizzle the hot sugar syrup mixture into the egg whites while whipping constantly at medium-high speed until stiff peaks form and frosting is very glossy, around 8-10 minutes.

FLUFFY CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Place condensed milk in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until caramel forms; about 15 minutes.
• Beat caramel, cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Add whipped topping and beat until just combined.

FLUFFY NUTELLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a stand mixer afixed with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and powdered sugar on low until well-blended. Add the Nutella and increase the speed to medium. Beat for two minutes.
• Add the vanilla extract and salt and whip for an additional 30 seconds.
• Add the whipping cream and beat for about one minute, until the frosting lightens slightly in both color and texture.

FLUFFY VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Put butter in bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium; add sugar 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well, about 5 minutes total. Add vanilla and salt. Raise speed to medium-high; beat until smooth, about 1 minute more.

DOUBLE COCONUT CAKE WITH FLUFFY COCONUT FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat 2 (9 inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
• Combine 2 1/4 cups flour, baking powder,and salt, stirring with a whisk.
• Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (for about 5 minutes).
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour mixture and milk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Sharply tap the pans once on countertop to remove air bubbles.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks, and remove from pans.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Place 1 cake layer on a plate, spread with 1 cup fluffy coconut frosting.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 cup coconut.
• Top with remaining cake layer, spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 cup coconut over top of cake.
• Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
• Fluffy coconut Frosting:.
• Place egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
• Cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 238 degrees.
• Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin steam over egg whites, beating at high speed.
• Stir in extracts.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH FLUFFY FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Generously grease or spray two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pans.
• Bake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, add frosting; fold in whipped topping.
• On serving plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting almost to edge. Cut about 5 strawberries into 1/4-inch slices; arrange on frosted cake. Top with second cake, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish with about 5 halved strawberries in center of cake. Sprinkle chocolate chips around outside edge of top of cake. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

RICH 'N' FLUFFY CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring cream to a simmer, about 180° remove from the heat. Stir in chips until melted. Place pan in a bowl of ice water; stir constantly until cooled. Gradually whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth and thick. Store in the refrigerator.

FLUFFY CREAMY VEGAN FROSTING

Steps:

• Food Processor Instructions:.
• Pulse the margarine in a food processor, scraping down the sides as needed.
• Add the soymilk and vanilla extract and pulse a few more times. Do not worry if it's not totally blended yet.
• Add the powdered sugar in three or so portions. Add one third and blend. Add another third and blend. Add the last bit and whirl it until fully incorporated and the frosting is smooth and fluffy.
• Add vanilla extract and whirl it around another few seconds.
• Spread on cakes, cupcakes, cookies, ritz crackers, whatever suits your fancy!
• Mixer Instructions, more or less as posted on the Post Punk Kitchen website:.
• Melt the margarine. I put it in a small bowl and microwave it, then use a plastic spatula to get it all out into the metal bowl.
• Add powdered sugar and soymilk, then beat on medium for about a minute, or until it's a good consistency for spreading.
• Stir in extracts and frost away!
• ALSO suggested:
• The original recipe is for chocolate frosting - add 2/3 cup cocoa powder before adding sugar in either form of preparation, and add 1 1/2 tsp almond extract with the vanilla.
• This would also be lovely with a little citrus zest - add orange or lemon zest with the extracts.

FLUFFY WHITE CUPCAKES WITH CREAMY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners.
• For the cupcakes; In a large bowl using an electric mixer on low speed beat all cake ingredients together until blended.
• Increase to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes.
• Divide the batter between the paper-lined muffin tins filling about two-thirds full.
• Bake for about 22-25 minutes or until cupcakes test done.
• Remove to wire racks and cool completely.
• For the frosting; in a large bowl cream the butter, cream cheese, vanilla and whipping cream until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
• Add in the confectioners sugar and beat until combined and smooth adding in more cream or confectioners sugar to achieve desired spreading consistancy.
• Add in food couling if desired.
• Spread onto cooled cupcakes.
• Srore the cupcakes in the fridge.

FLUFFY PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream together butter and peanut butter until well blended and you can't see any of the butter anymore.
• Add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing until well blended.
• Add vanilla.
• Begin adding milk, a little at a time until it reaches the consistency you want. I usually don't measure, but I think I use all 3 tablespoons.
• Whip on high until fluffy and pale in color.