How to Make Drizzle Icing From Frosting in a Can

Standard cake icings are made with a combination of butter, powdered sugar, milk and flavorings. Called buttercream frostings, their flavors and colors can be changed with different extracts and artificial food coloring. Buttercream icings are also available premade and are generally sold in small resealable tubs in the baking section of the grocery store. Like homemade frosting, canned icing can be thinned to produce a glaze that can be spread more thinly or drizzled on cakes and other desserts. The glaze takes on a less fluffy consistency and produces a shinier icing that lends itself well to decorating with candies, nuts and small fruit.

Things You'll Need

Canned frosting
Glass measuring cup
Small saucepan
Spoon

Microwaveable bowl
Waxed paper
Milk or water
Icing knife

Stove-top Instructions

Remove the lid and inner liner from the can of frosting and spoon the contents out into a small saucepan.
Place the saucepan over low to medium heat and stir the frosting until it starts to thin, which should take about 2 to 3 minutes.
Test for thinness by drizzling a small amount of the frosting off the end of a spoon onto waxed paper or a small dish.
Add milk 1 drop at a time while stirring if the frosting still does not drizzle properly and repeat the waxed paper test.
Remove the pan from the heat when the icing reaches the desired consistency and drizzle the icing immediately on the cooled cake, cookies or pastry.

Microwave Instructions

Line the bottom of the microwave or turntable with a paper towel and remove the lid and inner liner from the container of frosting.
Spoon about 1/3 cup of frosting into a microwaveable bowl and heat on "High" for 5 to 10 seconds. Increase the heating time to 10 to 20 seconds to microwave 2/3 cup of frosting.
Stir the frosting and drizzle over the cake or pastry.

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