Coconut Oil Frosting

This coconut oil frosting is delicious and a great alternative for vegans or people who are lactose intolerant. And it's so yummy I have to say I don't even miss the butter. :D

Coconut oil frosting tastes very much like a buttercream frosting - very sweet and creamy and loaded with powdered sugar! It will taste a little like coconut, too - but it's not overpowering.

It's perfect on my carrot cake, too - you should give it a go!

ingredients:

• 1/4 cup unrefined (virgin) coconut oil
• 16 oz powdered sugar
• 4-6 tablespoons coconut or soy milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

This is much easier with a hand blender, but you can definitely do it with a whisk - and build some muscles! It's also best if you can measure out the powdered sugar with a scale. If you don't have one, feel free to just use two cups of powdered sugar and a little less soy milk. :)

steps:

1. "cream" the coconut oil until it breaks up and gets nice and smooth
2. add in 1/4 of the powdered sugar, the vanilla and 2 tablespoons of soy milk
3. mix together until nice and smooth
4. keep adding powdered sugar along with tablespoons of soy milk as needed until everything is combined - you don't want any clumps of powdered sugar or coconut oil.
5. frost everything in the vicinity

This frosting melts pretty easily, so make sure whatever you put it on is nice and cool. It should be enough to cover one 9x13 sheet cake. :D