Orange icing can refer to icing that is orange in color and contains artificial orange flavor, orange extract, orange juice, or orange peel. It can also refer to the flavor of the frosting. Orange coloring can be achieved by mixing orange food coloring into white icing or using fondant dye. Orange-flavored icing may be used for various occasions and desserts.
Orange icing typically refers to icing that is orange in color and contains artificial orange flavor, orange extract, orange juice, or orange peel. Some types of orange icing may have all of these characteristics, while others may only have one. Some varieties may only be orange in color as part of a larger color scheme, and its flavor may be completely different. Other orange glazes may be white or cream colored but with an intense orange flavor. These factors usually depend on the needs of the cook.
Sometimes the term “orange frosting” refers only to the color. The actual flavor of the frosting can be vanilla, white chocolate, or even some other fruit. Papaya or kumquat frostings may have an orange color, but taste very different from frosting with an orange flavor. Cream cheese frosting can also be colored this way, especially if it’s on top of a dessert containing pumpkin or carrots.
There are several ways to make orange colored icing. The first, and perhaps the simplest, involves mixing orange food coloring into white icing. Cooks can combine red and yellow food dyes to create different shades of orange, or purchase fondant dyes at craft and pastry stores. Those who use fondant dye only need a few drops for each batch of frosting, unless they want the frosting to be very dark orange, indeed.
The name “orange frosting” can sometimes refer to just the flavor of the frosting. Commercial companies often sell the glaze with the flavor already mixed in, but home cooks can also create this glaze at home. A few drops of orange extract in the vanilla frosting will do the trick. Those who want a more intense flavor could use orange zest and a few tablespoons of orange juice. Artificial flavors, which are often very sweet and intense, are also usually available in grocery stores.
Bakers may request orange frosting for several reasons. Halloween-themed pastries are often decorated with orange and black icing, whether they’re marbled together or part of a pipe design. Weddings with orange as one of the colors may call for orange icing on the cake. Easter pastries may call for carrots or lots of brightly colored frostings for the gum-paste eggs. These are just some of the possibilities.
Orange-flavored icing may be needed on lemon-based or cream cheese desserts. Chocolate cupcakes and cakes can take on a fresh, summery flavor with the addition of a citrus topping. Even a gingerbread winter cake could benefit from the bright, fresh taste of the orange icing.
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