{"id":1254,"date":"2009-03-31T10:19:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T09:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2009-03-31T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T09:19:11","slug":"the-search-for-the-perfect-frosting-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/31\/the-search-for-the-perfect-frosting-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Search for the Perfect Frosting Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Make sure you get all the way to the bottom for a giveaway about your favorite cupcake and frosting flavors!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I take it for granted that everyone has a favorite type of cake.<\/strong> The kind they hope to see on their birthday, that they enjoy making themselves or wish someone would make for them for a special occasion. The kind of cake that you wish you could, but know you can\u2019t, eat entirely by yourself.<\/p>\n

I take it for granted, living in Italy, that everyone has a favorite type of cake that –I–<\/strong> grew up with. Light and fluffy yellow cake, or dark, moist chocolate cake covered with perhaps the most important part of the cake: the frosting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But these types of (American) cakes don\u2019t really exist here (they have tiramisu, so they\u2019re not really missing out), but it\u2019s something I still enjoy for birthdays. So when it was S\u2019 birthday this month, I decided instead of making one big cake, I\u2019d make 10 little cakes and decorate and frost them differently. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I agonized about the frosting. But it got me thinking: Is there a perfect frosting recipe?<\/strong> and What is the perfect cake \/ frosting combination? <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I gathered up some of the best frosting recipes from bloggers and some food sites and divided them into categories: Chocolate: Ganache, Buttercream and other variations; Buttercream and Swiss Buttercream, Meringue, Marshmallow, Whipped Cream, Special Combinations and even Vegan Frosting!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then I thought I\u2019d ask you for your help in finding the perfect frosting recipe and cake \u2013 frosting combo\u2026will you help me find it? All you have to do is leave a comment on this post. <\/strong>Scroll down to the bottom for information about the giveaway. I’ll be adding more recipes to this post as I find them or you send them to me!<\/p>\n

Chocolate: Ganache, Buttercream and other Frosting Recipes<\/h3>\n

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. Besides layering chocolate bars directly onto your cake, chocolate frosting gives you so many ways to make it\u2026chocolaty.<\/p>\n