Kool Aid Frosting-so many flavors=so many possibilities!
I while back I saw a pin on Pinterest for Frosting using Jello. It stuck in my head that I would use it the next time one of the kids needed cup cakes for something.
Fast forward to today. Grace, my youngest comes home from school and states that I need to make cupcakes for her class.
Sounds good to me. So off I go in search of the recipe for the Jello frosting. I found a few versions but the reviews were all over the place. I’m all about experimenting on kids but I can’t send something that might turn out awful. Then I found a thread on a forum and they say something about have you thought about using Kool-Aid?
More searching, more reading, then I found Infinitely Loopy. Reading her recipe over I knew this one had the best chance for success. It’s a buttercream.
This frosting went perfect with my White Butter Cake recipe.
Kool-aid Frosting
from Infinitely Loopy
Kool Aid Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks) softened
- 6 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 package Kool-aid unsweetened drink mix
Instructions
- I mixed my milk with the kool-aid mix to make sure any lumps might be dissolved.
- Combine butter, milk-koolaid mix, salt and half of sugar in mixing bowl, on low speed. Once all combined slowly add rest of sugar. Once all combined, turn mixer up to high and whip for 5 minutes. Scrape down sides and mix just to combine.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
I wasn’t thrilled with the color of the black cherry mix but let me tell you, the flavor! It was like drinking a glass of Kool-Aid on a really hot day. And the tang, sour, cherry flavor, it’s like an explosion in your mouth.
This recipe is a definite keeper and I can’t wait to try a few of the other flavors like blue-raspberry or the invisible ones. I can just imagine my kids biting into a cupcake with white icing and getting the surprise of grape or strawberry.
Want more kid friendly ideas?
Eddie Shuck Jr says
Hi, thank you so much for sharing this. I found a recipe for Peanut Butter bread but made a cake with it instead and was looking for a grape icing to go on top, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again.
Becca says
This recipe really caught my eye, been looking for some sort of topping using Kool Aid or Crystal Light.
Since I’m Diabetic and like some sort of ‘treat’ now and then, I’d like to see if I can somehow modify the recipe using Splenda or some other non-sugar ingredient. (maybe whipp the splenda into a fine powder?) Any ideas??
I’m wondering how this would turn out using it as a flavoring in Cool Whip as well ?? Hmmmm
Mom of 6 says
Where do I find invisible Kool aid? I looked at a Wal-mart Super Center but I didn’t find any. I would like to make a cake with white frosting but thought it would be great if it were flavored.
Erica says
Does this flavoring method work with pre-made/canned frosting? im planning on making cupcakes this weekend for my dormitory 😀
Joan Hayes says
Yes it will as long as you are using a vanilla canned frosting.
Caitlin says
Thought you’d like to know- I made a strawberry cake and used this recipe for a lemonade frosting. Oh my goodness was it delicious! Thanks for your help! 🙂
Joan Hayes says
that’s awesome, I’ll be it was delicious!
Jamie says
This looks amazing! I have a friend that adores strawberry and I want to try this to make super strawberry cupcakes! I hope it won’t be too sour though.
Joan Hayes says
Unless you use a sour strawberry mix (I don’t think Kool-aid makes a sour version) you frosting should have a sweet strawberry taste.
Jamie says
This looks amazing! I have a friend that adores strawberry and I want to try this to make super strawberry cupcakes! I hope it won’t be too sour though.