Why does my icing taste funny?

The starch added to most powdered sugar can make frosting taste slightly metallic. Here's how to fix that: Melt the butter and mix it with the powdered sugar, salt, and milk in a stainless steel bowl. Set the bowl in a wide skillet of barely simmering water for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
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How do you get rid of the bitter taste in frosting?

How do you fix bitter red frosting? You can help reduce the bitterness of your red frosting by increasing any extracts you are already using. If you are not already using any extract, try adding a splash of vanilla essence or almond extract and the sweetness of these will help to counteract the bitterness from the dye.
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How do you make icing sugar taste better?

How Do I Flavor Powdered Sugar Glaze? Once you have the basic powdered sugar and cream recipe down, the fun part comes! You can add vanilla, coconut, almond or even butter extract to the glaze to boost its flavor. Add a half teaspoon a time until it tastes just like you love.
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Why does my buttercream taste weird?

If you use too much extract, your icing can become bitter. Emulsions are a little more expensive but they're very worth it! I actually use emulsion and extract in my buttercream and it works perfectly! I really like this one , especially if you use all shortening or don't use all butter.
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Why does my frosting taste powdery?

In my experience, the most common reason for grainy buttercream frosting is that you used unsifted powdered sugar or did not sift it thoroughly enough.
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How do you fix powdered icing?

How to fix grainy buttercream?
  1. The most common solution people give is to add more liquid to your buttercream as this will help melt the sugar. ...
  2. Another proven method has been to let the buttercream rest for a few hours or overnight. ...
  3. You can also add melted, cooled chocolate to the buttercream (white or dark chocolate).
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Why is my creamed butter and sugar grainy?

Undermixed butter and sugar will look gritty and chunky. This can lead to dense cookies and cakes. It is possible to overmix the butter and sugar. If you overmix, however, the butter will separate out of the mixture and it will be grainy and soupy, so be sure to stop once your butter becomes light and fluffy.
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How can you tell if powdered sugar has gone bad?

How To Tell If Powdered Sugar Is Bad? Throw out your powdered sugar if there's mold or any other organic growth, wet clumps, or any pantry pests inside. The same applies if it smells funny, or tastes bad in any way.
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How can you tell if buttercream is bad?

In addition, the bad frosting should be lumpy when scooped out of a bowl with a spoon. It may also have an unpleasant smell or taste due to oxidation in the air from improper storage after mixing.
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How do you make buttercream not taste like butter?

Another tip: Balance the flavors so your frosting tastes buttery—not like straight butter. All frosting needs to be thinned out with something like milk or a simple syrup.
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How do you make royal icing taste good?

Optional Flavors: Feel free to add 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite flavored extract, such as lemon, orange, maple, peppermint, etc when you add the water. Taste after the icing comes together, then beat in more if desired. You can also use 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
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What does royal icing taste like?

What Does Royal Icing Taste Like? Royal icing is sweet and tastes like sugar, as the main ingredient is sugar. Depending on the ingredients used to make the royal icing, the flavor may change subtly. If vanilla extract is used, then the royal icing will have a slight hint of vanilla flavor.
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What does corn syrup do to royal icing?

Conclusions: This experiment generally confirms what has been written about adding corn syrup to royal icing: it gives a bit more sheen, especially when the icing is fan-dried, and makes the icing slightly softer, particularly if added in quantities greater than 1 tablespoon corn syrup to 2 pounds icing sugar.
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How do you fix bitter chocolate frosting?

I'd add a little milk to soften it, and more powdered sugar to taste.
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Does food coloring taste bad?

But the quantity of food coloring is not the only reason taste might be affected. In some cases, you might be hit with a bitter or a chemical taste. This can happen when the product used has low quality ingredients, or worse, it can include ingredients that have not been tested or approved as safe for consumption.
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How do you make pink frosting taste better?

Add more flavoring

The most simple thing would be to add 1-2 teaspoon vanilla extract to your store-bought icing to brighten its taste.
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Does buttercream icing go bad?

When stored properly, buttercream frosting can last in the fridge for up to a month, and in the freezer for up to three months.
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Does cake frosting go bad?

FROSTING, COMMERCIALLY CANNED — UNOPENED

Properly stored, unopened canned frosting will generally stay at best quality for about 12 to 18 months, although it will usually remain safe to use after that.
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Can you over beat buttercream?

Try not to overbeat the buttercream after all the ingredients have been added or you might add bubbles, which will ruin the texture of the icing. If you are trying to create a snowy white buttercream, you have to use shortening and clear flavorings.
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Can icing sugar go bad?

Powdered sugar lasts pretty much indefinitely. Throw out the bag if you notice any signs of mold, pantry pests, or the powder smells off. Keep confectioner's sugar at room temperature, in a sealed bag or container, away from moisture and strong smells.
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Why does my confectioners sugar taste different?

The starch added to most powdered sugar can make frosting taste slightly metallic. Here's how to fix that: Melt the butter and mix it with the powdered sugar, salt, and milk in a stainless steel bowl. Set the bowl in a wide skillet of barely simmering water for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
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Why does my powdered sugar smell bad?

Change of smell

You can easily tell whether powdered sugar is expired by its smell. Stale sugar produces a highly concentrated odor, which emanates from the oxidized cornstarch. Every severe baker knows the neutral scent of fresh powdered sugar. So, it would be an easy task to identify sugar that has gone stale.
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How do I fix grainy butter and sugar?

To fix grainy buttercream, you can remix it, add more liquid or leave it overnight, so the sugar grains melt. If your buttercream still not smooth and is also lumpy, you may be using the wrong powdered sugar. You've made your buttercream, but it hasn't turned out as expected and is still grainy.
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What happens if you over cream butter and sugar?

It is possible to over-cream butter and sugar. If creamed too long the mixture will turn white and, if you use it, will give your baked goods a dense, almost gluey, texture. So, don't leave your mixer unattended and keep an eye on the mixture so you can see when it's ready.
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Why isn't my butter and sugar fluffy?

Your butter needs to be “room temperature”, or around 65ºF. If it is too cold, it won't blend with the sugar evenly and will be almost impossible to beat it into a smooth consistency; if it is too hot, the butter won't be able to hold the air pockets that you are trying to beat into it.
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