CAKE TOPPINGS. (1).

The icing on the cake can make all the difference. Lemon Cream Cheese Icing.....this is the perfect icing for a carrot cake. Place 60 gm of cream cheese and 30 gm of butter/ marg in a small mixing bowl. Use electric beaters and beat until combined. add 1 tbs of lemon juice and 185 gm of icing sugar and beat until smooth. Chocolate Fudge Topping (1). Chop 150 gm of dark chocolate and place in a small saucepan with 90 gm of butter/ marg and 1/2 cup of condensed milk. Stir over a low heat until the chocolate and butter/ marg have melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool until thick and spreadable. Chocolate Ganache Topping (2). Combine 60 ml of cream and 150 gm of dark chocolate in a small saucepan. Stir over a low heat until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Pour the ganache over the cake, then smooth the top and around sides of the cake with a flat bladed knife. Coffee Buttercream Topping....this is the perfect topping for a butter cake. Dissolve 3 tsps of instant coffe granules/ powder in tbs of boiling water. Place 125 gm of butter/ marg and 1 and 1/2 cups of icing sugar in a mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer beat until pale and creamy. Add 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract, coffe mixture and 1 dsp of milk and beat until smooth and fluffy.