Powdered Sugar Glaze

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This recipe for a simple powdered sugar glaze is not only easy to make but also delicious and incredibly versatile.

Use this on my cream cheese pound cake, ricotta cookies or try my Lemon Icing glaze for a lemony zing!

Powdered Sugar Glaze

The best part of any good cake or muffin is usually the sugar glaze on top, so why not make your own? This recipe uses cream, or half and half, as well as melted butter to give a smooth, creamy, and delicate consistency that clings to cakes and crackles instead of hardening into a single crunchy layer.

The butter in the recipe gives it that crackly finish—it’s the secret ingredient for the perfect glaze!                              

Powdered Sugar Glaze Ingredients

Make sure you look at the recipe card at the very bottom for the exact amounts, as there are a few fiddly ingredients here.

• Confectioners’ sugar

• Cream, half & half, or whipping cream

• Salt

• Vanilla extract

• Melted butter

How To Make Powdered Sugar Glaze

• Combine all the ingredients in a measuring cup and stir until there are no lumps

• Alter the consistency of cream to your liking using cream

How To Alter the Flavor of Your Powdered Sugar Glaze

This recipe makes a good standard sugar glaze for use in all kinds of recipes, but it really only provides a basic, vanilla-forward flavor.

You could add all kinds of different flavorings for something a bit more interesting. For an orange kick, you could add some orange juice and zest or even some Cointreau liquor.

For a more delicate, macaroon-like flavor, you could add an equal amount of almond extract. It won’t make it taste like almonds, but it will provide a really interesting, unique flavor in addition to the vanilla.

Feel free to play around a bit with the additions, like using different types of citrus zest or other crazy flavors; don’t vary too much from the base recipe.

What to Use Your Powdered Sugar Glaze on

This powdered sugar glaze is incredibly multipurpose. You can use it in whatever recipes you like. It is simple but helps to amplify and expand existing flavors.

Use it on baked dessert recipe, cakes, or glaze a favorite muffin recipe, or even, use it as a sort of dipping sauce for something sweet like monkey bread to give you a big hit of sugar.

This will also store pretty well in the fridge as long as you keep it covered.

Looking for more delicious Dessert recipes? Try these out:

• Blueberry Buckle

• Cinnamon Spice Upside Down Apple Cake

• Lemon Cherry Crunch Cake

Enjoy!

Love,

Karlynn

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