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Let your desserts blast off into space by spreading some delicious, galaxy-themed frosting over it. This toothsome frosting will spice up any dessert, bringing a galactic and magnificent look to cakes, cupcakes, donuts, or even cookies!
Makes: Each recipe makes about 2-4 cups of frosting
Ingredients
- ½ cup (120 ml) butter, softened
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 4 cups (960 ml) confectioners' sugar
- Gel food coloring (black, blue, pink, and purple)
- Edible glitter or disco dust
- 2 cups (460 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 cups (1,000 g) powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons (10 mL) of vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons (45 mL) of milk
- Gel food coloring (violet, rose pink, and metallic silver)
- Silver edible glitter stars
- 1 cup (240 ml) icing sugar
- 1½ - 2 tablespoons (25-30 ml) milk
- 3 gel food coloring colors
- Edible glitter
Steps
Galaxy Cream Cheese Frosting
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1Beat together the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl. Blend well on high speed for about 2-3 minutes using an electric mixer.
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2Add two cups of the confectioners' sugar at a time. Blend for an additional 2-3 minutes on medium high speed. Mix between each stir until the frosting comes out smooth with no confectioners' sugar streaks.Advertisement
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3Divide the frosting into 4 medium-sized bowls.
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4Add the food coloring gel. Add in 3 drops of dark blue, 2 drops of purple, and 1 drop of pink and light blue. Stir with a clean spoon into each bowl. Mix until the color is bright and vibrant.
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5Sprinkle edible glitter or disco dust to the frosting. Mix with a spoon until fully combined.
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6Scoop the different colored frosting into a frosting pipe. Spoon a tablespoon at a time of each color until no frosting remains and the frosting pipe is full.
- For easier handling, place the frosting pipe in a tall glass to prevent gel food coloring stains on other objects.
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7Serve. Pipe the galaxy frosting onto your favorite desserts for a galactic effect. Enjoy!
Galaxy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
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1Cream the butter in a large bowl. Blend well on high speed for about 2-3 minutes using an electric mixer until smooth.
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2Pour the powdered sugar, adding two cups in at a time. Blend for an additional 2-3 minutes on medium high speed. Mix between each stir until the frosting comes out smooth with no powdered sugar streaks.
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3Stir in the vanilla extract and milk. Mix once more until fully combined.
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4Divide the frosting into 4 medium-sized bowls.
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5Add the food coloring gel. Add in 3 drops of violet, 2 drops of metallic silver, and 1 drop of rose pink. Stir with a clean spoon into each bowl. Mix until the color is bright and vibrant.
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6Sprinkle edible glitter silver stars to the frosting. Mix with a spoon until fully combined.
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7Scoop the different colored frosting into a frosting pipe. Spoon a tablespoon at a time of each color until no frosting remains and the frosting pipe is full.
- For easier handling, place the frosting pipe in a tall glass to prevent gel food coloring stains on other objects.
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8Serve. Pipe the galaxy frosting onto your favorite desserts for a galactic effect. Enjoy!
Galaxy Glaze
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1Combine the milk and icing sugar in a medium-sized bowl. Stir well with a whisk until properly combined.
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2Scoop a spoonful of the icing in a separate bowl. Leave the rest of the icing in the bowl. This will be the white icing for the galaxy glaze.
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3Add 2-3 drops of each food coloring gel into the base. Gently twirl the colors around with a toothpick or kebab skewer, creating color streaks.
- Take caution not to mix the colors, only swirl them to create the galactic effect for the glaze.
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4Drizzle the white glaze over the colored glaze. Twirl the colors again gently.
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5Sprinkle the edible glitter to the glaze.
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6Serve. Drizzle or dunk the galaxy glaze onto your favorite desserts for a galactic effect. Enjoy!
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7Finished.
Community Q&A
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QuestionCan I put the glaze on cake pops?
Community AnswerYes, this frosting should work just fine for cake pops. -
QuestionCan I use this glaze on cake pops?
Fizzy HacksCommunity AnswerYou could try, but it might not work as well as a glaze made specifically for the cake pops.
Warnings
- Do not substitute the food coloring gel with liquid food dye. The amount will have to be increased, causing the frosting to come out runny.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Avoid using the same spoon used to mix or scoop frosting from another color. The colors will combine together, coming out with gray-like look and won't look like a galaxy.⧼thumbs_response⧽
Things You'll Need
- Bowls
- Electric mixer (if needed for method)
- Frosting pipe (if needed for method)
- Mixing tool
References
About This Article
To make Galaxy Cream Cheese frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter, then add confectioners’ sugar, 2 cups at a time. Blend until the frosting is smooth with no streaks. Next, divide the frosting into 4 bowls and use food coloring to create 4 different colors: dark blue, light blue, purple and pink. Finish by mixing in edible glitter, then scoop the different colored frosting into a piping tube, one tablespoon at time. Pipe the frosting onto your favorite dessert, and enjoy! For detailed instructions, including how to make a glaze version of Galaxy Frosting, scroll down.
