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Simple Vanilla Icing.A basic icing, with variations, for drizzling atop sweet quick breads, yeast breads, muffins, cakes, bars, cookies and more.

Another delicious recipe from our Family-Favorite Recipes Collection.

Simple Vanilla Icing with Variations

2 cups sifted powdered sugar
4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
2 to 4 tablespoons milk or water*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  1. Combine all ingredients with enough milk or water to the desired consistency, less liquid for a thicker consistency, more for thinner.

Makes about 2 cups.

*Start with the least amount of liquid and add more until desired consistency is reached.

Cook's Notes:

  • This is a very forgiving recipe, if it becomes too thin add more powdered sugar and too thick add more liquid until you're happy with it.
  • Need less icing? Recipe can be successfully reduced by half.

Variations:

  • Butter-Rum Icing: Omit the vanilla and add 1 teaspoon rum flavoring.
  • Chocolate Icing: Stir in 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder and use hot water, increasing water to 5 or 6 tablespoons.
  • Lemon Icing: Stir in 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel and replace milk or water with lemon juice.
  • Orange Icing: Stir in 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel and replace milk or water with orange juice.

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