Jammie Sunday yumminess

Cinnamon Rolls
1/2 c. oil
1/3 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. yeast
1 1/4 c. warm water
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 tsp. salt
5 1/4 c. sifted flour
1/4 c. butter, melted
1 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. sugar

Cream cheese frosting:
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
3 T butter
½ tsp. vanilla
2 - 2 ½ c. powdered sugar

In a large bowl mix 1/3 c. sugar, yeast, oil, with warm water until dissolved.  Cover and let stand in warm place for 15 minutes.  Yeast will grow rapidly.

Blend eggs into yeast mixture.  Add salt to sifted flour.  Gradually add to yeast mixture to make soft dough.

Knead dough for 5 minutes on lightly floured surface.  Roll dough into rectangular shape until about 1/4 inch thick.

Brush dough with melted butter.  Combine sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle over dough.

Carefully roll up dough and cut into 1 inch slices.  Place in 2 greased 8 X 8 rectangular pans.  Let rolls rest for 10 minutes.

Bake at 425 F for 10 - 15 minutes until golden brown.  While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to make frosting.  Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 3-ounce packages cream cheese
½ c. softened butter
2 tsp. vanilla
4 ½ - 4 ¾ c. sifted powdered sugar

In a bowl beat together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until light and fluffy.  Gradually add 2 c. powdered sugar, beating well.

Gradually beat in enough remaining powdered sugar to make frosting of spreading consistency.  Frost tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch cake layers.  Cover cake and store in refrigerator.

Becky's Frosting

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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Recipe type: Dessert

Author: Savory Sweet Life

Prep time: 2 mins

Cook time: 3 mins

Total time: 5 mins

Serves: 3 cups

A simple recipe for classic chocolate buttercream frosting. Perfect for frosting cakes, cookies, brownies, or cupcakes.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks or 1/2 pound), softened (but not melted!)
• 3 1/2 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 tablespoons milk or heavy cream

Instructions

1. Cream butter for a few minutes in a mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed. Turn off the mixer. Sift 3 cups powdered sugar and cocoa into the mixing bowl. Turn your mixer on the lowest speed (so the dry ingredients do not blow everywhere) until the sugar and cocoa are absorbed by the butter. Increase mixer speed to medium and add vanilla extract, salt, and milk/cream and beat for 3 minutes. If your frosting needs a more stiff consistency, add a little more sugar. If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add additional milk 1 tablespoon at a time.

Chocolate Frosting

1/4 tsp. butter flavoring
1/8 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. oil
2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. powdered sugar
2 - 3 Tbsp. water

Mix salt, oil, cocoa, vanilla, butter flavoring.

Slowly mix powdered sugar and water until the right consistency is reached.

Enjoy!

YW - Royal Icing (for gingerbread houses)

ROYAL ICING

3 egg whites*

1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

4 cups (1 lb.) unsifted confectioners’ sugar

Food coloring (optional)

Vanilla, lemon, peppermint or other extract (optional)

*Meringue powder works just as well; use 1/4 cup meringue powder combined with 1/2 cup of cold water in place of the fresh egg whites.

 

Royal Icing  directions:

In a large bowl, whip the egg whites with the cream of tartar until foamy. Sprinkle in the sugar gradually, whipping all the while. The more you whip the icing, the stiffer it’ll be and the faster it will harden up. If you want to “paint” with the icing, you can use food coloring to create different colors and thin the icing  with a few drops of water so it will flow.

Note:   Royal icing needs to be kept covered, because it will dry quickly and become lumpy if exposed to the air. The easiest way to store the icing for long periods of time is in a plastic pastry bag or zip-top food storage bag. If you have disposable pastry bags, using an uncut bag as a sleeve for the bag you are piping from is an easy way to keep everything from drying out.

Salted Vanilla Caramel Icing

1/2 c. caramel, chopped
2 Tbsp. heavy cream
8 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
4 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. sea salt

Melt the chopped caramels with heavy cream in a small saucepan set over low heat.  Stir until smooth, then set aside to cool to lukewarm.

Place butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer.  Beat on low speed for about 1 minute, just to combine.  The mixture will still be quite lumpy.

Add the cooled caramel to the butter/sugar in the bowl.  Beat on low speed for 1 minute to incorporate the caramel into the mix.

Increase the speed to high and beat the icing for 5 minutes.  You will see bits of caramel throughout the icing at first; these will melt into the icing over the long mixing time.

Spread the icing on cupcakes, cakes, brownies, and even cookies.  Add additional caramel on top if desired.  Store leftover icing in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Makes about 4 cups icing