The powdered sugar glaze is a basic cake icing that uses just three ingredients and a few minutes. Your cake will have an elegant finish that is smooth and a bit sweet to compliment many baked goods.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Total Time5 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: frosting recipe, icing recipe
Servings: 88-10 servings
Calories: 99kcal
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½TeaspoonVanilla Extractor another flavor including lemon juice
5-7TeaspoonsHeavy Creammilk, water, or half and half would also work
Instructions
Place the powdered sugar in a medium bowl.
Add the vanilla extract. Add 4 teaspoons of the heavy cream and stir the ingredients to combine. Continue adding the heavy cream one teaspoon at a time until it is the desired consistency.
Drizzle over cooled breads, cakes, cookies, or another confection.
Pro Tip. If you want your icing thick, add less cream. Desire a thinner glaze and add more cream.Drizzle or spread it on top of your favorite Bundt cake, pound cake, quick bread, or other dessert. This simple glaze is just the perfect icing.
Gluten Free Frosting Recipe
Since this recipe consists of confectioner’s sugar, milk, and vanilla extract, this is a great recipe if you are looking for a gluten free frosting recipe.