Healthier Fluffy White Frosting

5 from 2 votes

A delicious fluffy white frosting that actually contains vitamins A and E, antioxidants, tastes delicious and is bright white using a special trick.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free

Keyword: fluffy white frosting, healthy white frosting, vanilla frosting, white frosting

Does it keep?: freezer-friendly

Servings:

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Dee Dine

4 cups powdered sugar (Wholesome is my favorite vegan brand, no bone char)
½ cup butter (I use vegan Earthbalance sticks)
½ cup organic shortening (Spectrum or Nutiva organic palm oil shortening for best nutritional power)
3-4 tbsp dairy free milk I used cashew
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ drop blue food coloring

Set the butter out to allow it to reach room temperature overnight or at least two hours before using.

Put all ingredients in a large bowl and use a hand-mixer to mix the frosting until it is smooth.

Put a drop of blue food coloring on a spoon. Use a tissue corner to absorb nearly ¾ of it off. You want only the tiniest smear of blue to remove the yellow tinge and make your frosting bright white.
Hand mix the frosting again until the blue is completely mixed in. If the color is still yellowish in your eyes, add a spec more food coloring. But realize at some point, if you keep adding blue coloring, you might turn your white frosting blue to be careful.

To keep it soft, put a soaking wet paper towel over the bowl until ready to frost. This will keep the frosting soft for about 10 minutes so plan your baking around this window.
Store this frosting in the refrigerator for two weeks. To use it, let it sit at room temperature until it is soft.