Turn leftover icing into buttercream icing?

Question

I made up some basic icing for biscuits: icing sugar + water.

I have a lot leftover and was wondering whether there was a way to turn it into a buttercream icing? I wondered whether by adding more icing sugar to thicken it, and then adding butter that would work?

I'm hoping someone else has tried it and knows!

Thanks!

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '15 at 23:17

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It will if you add more icing sugar but you may end up with a lot of buttercream depending on how much of the icing you have left. A basic ratio is 4 cups icing sugar to 1 cup of butter and 1/4 cup of liquid which makes 3 cups of icing. You may have to add more icing sugar, then more butter to compensate for the water if there's more than 1/4 cup in your original biscuit icing.

answered Jul 27 '15 at 23:17

MajorlyTom

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That makes sense! Will give it a go - thanks! :) – hlh3406 Jul 28 '15 at 08:19

Turn leftover icing into buttercream icing?

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