Cupcake frosting= stress!!!!

[~StarBright~]

i would knife it on- its good to have a glass of really hot water to dip the knife in before you put the icing on it- it helps when you smooth the icing over the cup cake, especially if the icing has dried up a little bit.

[mbear]

Your prob knee high in cake frosting ATM, but i would also suggest freezing or at least keeping the cupcakes in the fridge until your ready to ice. The frosting/icing goes on sooo much easier when the cupcakes are hard as rocks (frozen) or just a little chilled (in fridge).

Good luck.... i love making cupcakes....

[jemima]

Thank you so much for the tips. I am feeling much more confident now. I have put them in the fridge ready to ice with a knife in the morning (cup of hot water nearby).

Where would i be with out you all!!

Thanks again.

Jem

[Ozziehoffy]

OMG MBear where were you when I was doing Oskar's b'day cake...lol. At least I know that little tip about having the cake either frozen or cold for next time

[jemima]

Oh my!! I just took the frosting out of the fridge and it is quite hard - far too hard to even attempt to ice the cupcakes. WHAT SHOULD I DO

I still need to colour the frosting and it is way too hard to mix in the colour.

AHHH!!

[mrsmac]

Start mixing it rapidly and it will soften, maybe even give it a few sconds in the microwave

[Phteven]

It should be ok in a while if you sit it somewhere at room temprature.
You might be able to speed it up a bit by sitting the bowl in warm water.

ETA -and what MrsMac said - stirring will help too...

[jemima]

Thank you all so much for your help.

They were perfect!!

I am so happy with how they turned out. I will try and post a photo in the gallery.

Thanks again!!