Fresh Strawberry Frosting

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Sweet, but not too sweet, and versatile for all sorts of cakes and decorating purposes. It thickens nicely for a pipe-able frosting and it thins out beautifully for a strawberry icing that can be poured over a cake.

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh strawberries, stems removed and sliced
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from barefeetinthekitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place 1 1/2 cups worth of the berries in the blender or food processor and puree until smooth, stop to scrape the sides as needed. This should only take a minute or two. Place the butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy, add 1 cup of powdered sugar and beat again. Add 1 more cup of powdered sugar and beat to combine. Add 1/2 cup of strawberry puree and beat again until smooth. Add the remaining powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth and fluffy.

Add more strawberry puree as desired, for a creamier or pourable icing (the softer icing will only work for a sheet cake, it will need to be as described above for a layered cake) or add additional powdered sugar, for a thicker and more pipe-able frosting for decorating.

I'm sure you could make this a cream cheese frosting without any problems. Either half butter/half cream cheese or maybe even fully swapping cream cheese for the butter might work. Have fun with it!