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Kool Aid Frosting-so many flavors=so many possibilities!

Use Kool-Aid drink mix to add flavor and color to frosting-the possibilities are endless!

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.

Use Kool-Aid drink mix to add flavor and color to frosting-the possibilities are endless!

This frosting went perfect with my White Butter Cake recipe.

Kool-aid Frosting
from Infinitely Loopy

Yield: enough to frost 36 cupcakes

Kool Aid Frosting

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

  1. I mixed my milk with the kool-aid mix to make sure any lumps might be dissolved.
  2. 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

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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.

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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.

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Popcorn Bars-sweet, salty and buttery combine for an easy treat, perfect for any occasion!

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When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

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  4. Kara says

    Thanks for the recipe and for your post! I am looking forward to making this recipe for my boys. Pinning it, too! ~ Kara from Cookies in the Cupboard

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    • Wubcakes says

      I was thinking the same thing as Sugarswings. I recently tried the cotton candy flavored DH mixins and the powder reminded me of kool-aid. The frosting turned out great – reminded me of blue cotton candy! I can’t wait to try sing the kool-aid flavors now!

  15. Mary Hudak-Collins says

    What a brilliant idea! I’ll have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing 🙂 If you’re interested, I would love to have you share this recipe in my hop this week. The linky is open until midnight tonight ☺

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    • Joan@chocolateandmore says

      Shatzi, thanks for stopping in! I’ve tried to live by chocolate alone but found that it tastes much better when savored after a good meal, lol, or even just a club sandwich! But I do love chocolate!

  19. Anonymous says

    THANKS for this! My kid told me today she wants a chocolate cake with GRAPE flavored frosting (ick!) – i want to try to make it, though. You’re only a kid once!

    I was thinking i’d try the koolaid in the buttercream, it’s nice to see that someone has already thought of this, too, and tried it! Makes me more ready to experiment! 🙂

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  20. jeanette says

    i have been doing this for several years and it is yummy I have also used kool-aid to flavor my no bake cheese cakes and home made ice cream, I even made a pink cake for my daughters birthday with Kool-aid frosting to match

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