Natural Pink Frosting Recipe

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?

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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. 

strawberries sliced on a cutting board

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.

unfrosted cupcakes in a muffin tin

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.

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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Yield: 12

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.

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.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces of confectioners' or powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 6 organic strawberries, pureed
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes or frosting.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 219Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 62mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 0gSugar: 37gProtein: 0g

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33 thoughts on “Natural Pink Frosting Recipe”

  1. 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
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  2. 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!
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  3. 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
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  5. 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.
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  6. 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.
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  7. 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!
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  8. I love this!  Colored frostings are so pretty, but I would much rather not use artificial dyes.  (Not I also have a cupcake craving!)
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