Lavender Icing

Name: Lavender Icing
Yield: makes enough for 24 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/3 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon dried lavender (see Sources, page 342); 3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; Violet gel-paste food color

January 24, 2012

Recipe information

Yield
makes enough for 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

1/3 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon dried lavender (see Sources, page 342)

3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted

Violet gel-paste food color

Preparation

Bring milk and lavender just to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat, and cover; let steep 10 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl, and discard lavender. Whisk in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Strain again. Add food color, a little at a time, stirring until desired shade is achieved. Use immediately.

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