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Lavender Icing

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes enough for 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon dried lavender (see Sources, page 342)
3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
Violet gel-paste food color

Preparation

  1. Bring milk and lavender just to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat, and cover; let steep 10 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl, and discard lavender. Whisk in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Strain again. Add food color, a little at a time, stirring until desired shade is achieved. Use immediately.

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