https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:28:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484565 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:02:49 +0000 mrsjazz 1484565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Thanks!<br /> @Mrs. Pen: Haha! I am totally the same with winging it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484482 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:23:53 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1484482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: ummm can I admit that I totally wing it?! actually, normally DH wings it. He's the baker between the two of us ;) I'll ask him if he has a recipe haha! (and YES BUTTER.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484466 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:17:31 +0000 blackbird 1484466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://sweetapolita.com/2011/04/swiss-meringue-buttercream-demystified/" rel="nofollow">http://sweetapolita.com/2011/04/swiss-meringue-buttercream-demystified/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484460 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:14:37 +0000 mrsjazz 1484460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: @Mrs. Pen: Can you both send me your recipes? I love butter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484376 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:48:04 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1484376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would use a fruit for dye! Raspberries, or like babycanuck said, strawberries! I've used beets too - they have a distinct taste so I'm not sure how they would work with taste though...</p> <p>I usually make a buttercream frosting - super yummy and easy to color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484347 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:38:14 +0000 blackbird 1484347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oooo strawberry frosting, YUM!</p> <p>Swiss meringue buttercream is my less-sweet go-to. It has a ton of butter in it, though :)</p> <p>also i imagine that jello powder makes a stellar food "dye". Or I've seen dipped photos of cupcakes that are super cute and COLORFUL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484246 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:09:14 +0000 mrsjazz 1484246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugmama: thanks!</p> <p>@babycanuck: I didn't even think of strawberries! Yum. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484182 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:45:45 +0000 babycanuck 1484182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries (8 oz.), rinsed, hulled and coarsely chopped<br /> 4 large egg whites<br /> 1 1/4 cups sugar<br /> 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, at room temperature</p> <p>Add some red gel colouring and it'll be red + strawberry yummy</p> <p>To make the frosting: Puree the strawberries in your food processor until completely smooth. Add the egg whites and sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer (or any heatproof bowl) and set it over a pan of simmering water. Heat, whisking constantly, until the sugar has dissolved – you can test with your fingertips, if the mixture feels grainy, it's not ready yet.</p> <p>Attach the bowl to your stand mixer (or transfer the mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer if you used a separate bowl) fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form and the mixture has cooled to room temperature, about 10 minutes. (The bowl will be cool to the touch.)</p> <p>Reduce the mixer to medium-low speed and add the butter, 2 tablespoons at a time. Let each addition incorporate before adding the next. (The frosting may look soupy or curdled once you add the butter – just keep beating and it will come together.) Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, then add the strawberry puree to the bowl. Beat until combined – the mixture will probably look curdled again when you add the strawberries, keep beating!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484176 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:43:29 +0000 junebugmama 1484176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used beet juice for red velvet cake, I'm sure you could use that as a dye for the frosting </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/low-sugarhealthy-ish-red-frosting#post-1484171 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:40:47 +0000 mrsjazz 1484171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm starting to plan LO's 2nd birthday party and our theme is Elmo because LO is obsessed with Elmo. I had hoped my kid wouldn't go down the Elmo road, but alas I can't pick what she likes! I don't want to do a whole lot of things plastered with Elmo's face on it, maybe just a few. I want to make the chocolate cake that was on the blog but I want red frosting for her cake. I am planning on doing the cake with a small Elmo pennant flag.</p> <p>Any suggestions on a not too sweet, but not gross or cardboard tasting frosting? Something adults and kids would like. </p>