Easy Orange Frosting (Buttercream Icing)
Quick and easy orange frosting recipe (buttercream icing or creamsicle frosting), homemade with simple ingredients and perfect for Summer desserts. It's fluffy, creamy, perfect for piping and holds its shape. Variation with cream cheese also included.
Servings: 4 Cups
Calories: 4584kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Butter Unsalted, Room temperature
- ½ cup Shortening
- 2 tablespoon Orange zest
- 1 teaspoon Orange extract Or orange emulsion oil
- 4 cups Powdered sugar Preferably sifted
- ¼ cup Orange juice Freshly squeezed is best
- Orange gel coloring
Instructions
- Cream butter and shortening in a mixing bowl.
- Add orange extract, orange zest and mix again.
- Start mixing sugar (1 cup at a time), alternating with some orange juice until frosting becomes light and fluffy.
- Mix in orange gel coloring. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Use both butter and shortening for overall stability.
- If you have accessed to orange emulsion oil, use that because it's just so much more stronger than extract.
- Use gel coloring over liquid food coloring because it doesn't alter the consistency of the icing.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- This recipe is enough to fill and frost one 8×2 cake or pipe 24 cupcakes.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
Nutrition
Calories: 4584kcal | Carbohydrates: 809g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 163g | Saturated Fat: 64g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 553mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 803g | Vitamin A: 2065IU | Vitamin C: 47.4mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 0.4mg