HELP - please..............my butter icing is too runny............

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........and I've run out of icing sugar. Any suggestions? My coffee cake looks so nice, but I don't want to spoil it with this. How else can I thicken it up a bit?

You can make icing sugar from Caster sugar by giving it a good blitz in the processor, slightly grainy but would do the trick

could it be that it's just too warm?

put it in the fridge for a hour or so......

ohhh was going to say add more icing (v obvious!!) but then you went and said you had none!!
Really not sure - could you add a bit of coffee to make the icing coffee too?

if it is butter icing ladyth is right, it will firm in the fridge

the butter is prob too runny - it will harden though you can speed up in the fridge (unless there's far too much water in the icing)

doh! you lot are so quick!

Thanks all - will try it in the fridge first. My mum always made icing with butter and caster sugar, but I've no idea of the quantities and the recipe said icing sugar anyway. Used exact amounts so butter probably too soft.

It worked! Added a little caster sugar for good measure. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Has gone down a treat with the dc as an after school snack! Thanks all.

I actually really pleased with myself that I suggested the fridge and Enid said I was right.

enid is domestic/culinary goddess and OMG, I'm so far from that it's untrue.

You can see evidence if this on my crumpet thread.

you are learning, my child

pmsl

just want to hijack thread and tell foxinsocks that her chocolate icing recipe for my fairy cakes from a few days ago was fab!! Thanks!

lol LTH .
Hijack away wads!
might just have to have another slice before bed......

oh good wads, pleased it worked! mmmmmmm I love chocolate butter icing (especially nice is the Green and Black's cocoa - for some reason it tastes extra divine mixed in with the butter)