How to Make Grass Frosting
Grass frosting is a cheerful addition to any cake, and it's easy to make once you have the right tools and ingredients. Using a vanilla buttercream frosting and a special tip made specially for grass frosting decorations, you'll be making lawns, flower beds, golf courses and meadows out of your cakes and cupcakes in no time. Before frosting a cake with your grass tip, practice on a sheet of wax paper to perfect your technique. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 16 oz. confectioners' sugar
- 1 stick butter at room temperature
- 1.5 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp. of milk, plus 2 extra tbsp. as needed
- Grass frosting tip
- Cake
- Green food coloring
- Piping bag
Instructions
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Whip up a vanilla buttercream frosting by beating the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and 4 tbsp. of milk on medium-low heat until the ingredients are blended. Then beat at medium-high heat until the frosting is light and fluffy. If the frosting gets too thick, add more milk 1 tbsp. at a time.
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Tint the frosting green with food coloring. Start by folding in three drops of coloring, then add more until the frosting is the shade you desire. Food colorings differ in potency, so it's vital to start off with a small amount to avoid ending up with green-black frosting.
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Attach the grass frosting tip to the piping bag, then fill the bag with the green frosting. A grass frosting tip has a flat head with numerous small holes in it, which creates the effect of individual blades of grass.
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Place the frosting tip against the cake and squeeze the piping bag gently while lifting. Continue to lift the bag as you stop squeezing to finish each set of grass blades. You will notice that as you lift and stop squeezing, you create the sharp points that resemble individual blades of grass. Make sure that you don't make your grass too high, or else it may fall limp. Continue frosting your grassy area until is it full.
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References
- Photo Credit grass image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
