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I'm trying to make chocolate frosting
What the fuck did I do wrong

>> No.8557607

Can you start by telling us what you put in it?

>> No.8557620

>>8557607
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup baking cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

>> No.8557624

>>8557620
Did you cream the butter and powdered sugar for long enough?

>> No.8557635

>>8557624
no, i microwaved the butter & milk until they were boiling

>> No.8557636

>>8557620
You melted the butter...

>> No.8557639

>>8557620
>volumetric measurements for compressible substances
This is what the fuck you did wrong.

>>8557635
Fucking what
Fucking why

>> No.8557642

>>8557624
I didn't do that
>>8557636
I did melt the butter

>> No.8557645

>>8557603
>What the fuck did I do wrong
you microwaved the butter and milk. thats pretty funny thanks for the laugh

>> No.8557647

>>8557642
Ahahaha

>> No.8557655

>>8557642
Don't melt the butter. What you want to do is just leave the butter on the counter for maybe 10 minutes and then put it in the mixer with the powdered sugar.

Why did you microwave the butter and milk?

>> No.8557657
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>>8557645
Not me

>> No.8557659

>>8557620

Did you mix the cocoa and butter well before adding the milk?

Any way, the cocoa doesn't want to go into solution at this point. Try warming it up a bit.

>> No.8557662

>>8557657
you should of watched a video first. use room temp butter next go

>> No.8557671

You can probably salvage it with more powdered sugar but melting the butter (and the milk? what?) means your frosting is pretty much donezo.

>> No.8557672

>>8557655
10 minutes isn't going to do anything if the butter is straight out of the fridge. you should let it sit out at least an hour.

>> No.8558045
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8558045

store bought frosting does wonders

>> No.8558085
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8558085

>>8558045
>buying something that can be homemade within 5 minutes

>> No.8558160

>>8558085
>fucked up
>ran out of ingredients
>probably would fuck up again

>> No.8558181

Lol i have never shit my self on this board how the fuck does someone making frosting melt the butter why is there even milk in this shit...

>> No.8558256

>>8558160
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbk7dOlDCgY
Check out this video. It's idiotproof.

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>>8557635
HOLY FUCK

>> No.8558873

>>8557603
You were born

>> No.8559306

>>8557603
well, for starters you decided to make the tubbyl custard machine instead

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8559382

>>8557655
>>8557662
>>8557672

> mfw its 45F in his house because he doesnt have heat

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>>8557635

>> No.8559424

>>8559382
>>8559386

> butter wont soften on his 5 celcius countertop

>> No.8560705
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8560705

You tried...


Try again.

>> No.8560735

>>8560705
>>8557620
OP never EVER use margarine in butter-creams. Because of it's low saturated fat ratio it breaks down to liquid at room temperature too easily. I say this because I tried to do that once and came up with the same result as you have in your picture (I ended spooning it over the cake slices like a glaze and it worked out but still).

If you are looking for alternatives to butter I would try coconut butter, cashew/almond butter, or ripened mashed avocados.

If the idea of using shortening isn't disgusting to you there is also Earth Balance Buttery Baking sticks (MAKE SURE YOU BUY THE STICKS NOT THE TUB).

>>8560705
The first time I made my own proper frosting I finally realized why the good bakery cakes tasted so much better than the ones I made from the box & can. It such a night and day difference I'll never go back.