Last Updated on June 26, 2023 by Ellen Christian
Wondering how to make pink frosting, find out how to make pink frosting naturally with this recipe. Use pink frosting recipes on your favorite cake or cupcake.
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Natural Pink Frosting Recipe
So, since I avoid food dyes, I have been trying to figure out how to get naturally pink frosting to top our cupcakes. You can serve your favorite cupcakes with naturally pink frosting for dessert.
Also, this Honey Bundt Cake would taste good with frosting. For dinner, how about a burger, fries and a strawberry milkshake?
How do you dye frosting pink naturally?
This naturally pink frosting recipe is free of high fructose corn syrup and artificial food coloring. So, you can make it darker or lighter depending on how much of the pureed strawberries you add.
Just be aware that the puree will thin your frosting a little bit so you may need to adjust the amount of confectioners sugar you add.
Pink frosting variations
So, while I used strawberries to naturally dye my frosting, this recipe would also work with raspberries or cherries if those were in season.
You can also try blueberries or black raspberries for blue or purple frosting. Just be certain to choose organic fruit when you buy or pick it.
I have also heard people using beet juice or cranberry juice to dye frosting without food coloring. If you try that, then let me know how it works.
How to make pink cupcakes
So, you can also use this method to dye cupcakes pink. You may need to adjust the amount of wet ingredients you use in your cupcake recipe so it’s not too wet.
And, the cupcakes will taste like strawberries. So, keep that in mind.
I hope you enjoy this natural pink frosting recipe. You can use it for your cakes or cupcakes.
You can make pink frosting naturally with any white or light yellow frosting recipe. So, this will work for cream cheese frosting or buttercream frosting.
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Natural Pink Frosting Recipe
Wondering how to make pink frosting, find out how to make pink frosting naturally with this recipe. Use pink frosting recipes on your favorite cake or cupcake.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces of confectioners' or powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 6 organic strawberries, pureed
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, strawberry puree and vanilla extract together in a bowl using a hand-held mixer, gradually increasing speed to reach high, until smooth.
- Pipe or spread onto cupcakes or frosting.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 219Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 62mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 0gSugar: 37gProtein: 0g
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I love this. What a great way to make it pink and good for you too!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Rita! Glad to share!
Totally irresistible! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Thanks for stopping by, Karly!
Happy Saturday Ellen!
Your cupcakes look delicious and i can’t wait to taste that awesome frosting! Hope you have a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Thank you so much. They really were delicious! Thanks for stopping by!
thanks for sharing the recipe at the #WWDParty.
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
My sister-in-law made a similar recipe for her daughter’s 5th birthday party. One of the little guests took a bite of cupcake and said, “It’s strawberry frosting!” She ate just the top third of the cupcake so she’d have some cake to go with her strawberry frosting. I just remember how cute I thought she was.
Thanks for the recipe!
Glad to share! Frosting is the best part when it’s natural.
Yummers! These look so good! Thank you bunches for linking up and partying with us, Ellen!
You are very welcome!
Such a fabulous idea. I hate using artificial coloring in my food as well. Love how fresh this is.
Passing by from Mix it up Monday.
Toodles,
Tammy<3
Thanks, Tammy! Glad you could stop by!
Ellen, I want cupcakes right now. lol That looks so good. We try to steer clear of colors too; it’s so hard because they’re in just about everything you can buy. Definitely pinning this for future reference. Thanks so much for sharing on Inspire Me Wednesday. Featuring you in this week’s issue.
Thank you so much, Mel!
I bet this really tastes great and I’ll have to borrow this recipe for my next grand daughter/ grandmother day and have a girlie day.
It really was good, Grace. Let me know how it turns out if you try it!
Ellen you are brilliant. I so plan on cutting out all these yucky dyes that are riddled in our foods. This is a nice alternative. The possibilities are endless. I am going to try this with blueberries for my son’s birthday especially since his favorite color is blue!
Oh thank you! Let me know how the blue turns out!
Yum! These look so sweet! 🙂
They were delicious!
Yum, I can’t wait to go strawberry picking! This looks delicious.
Me too! Hopefully ours will be ready soon!
Those look delicious! My kids are begging for dessert so may need to stock up on strawberries!
Definitely give it a try, Diane. They were delicious!
Oh, how pretty! I bet it’s delicious with the pureed strawberries – mmmm!
It definitely was delicious!
I love this! Colored frostings are so pretty, but I would much rather not use artificial dyes. (Not I also have a cupcake craving!)
LOL I am trying to resist the call of the cupcakes myself!
What an amazing recipe!! Definitely have to give this a try 🙂
Thanks so much! Let me know how you like it!