Pre-made meals certainly make your time in the kitchen easier but they often come at the cost of improved flavor and texture. You can always transform bland store-bought snacks with the addition of an ingredient or two: Canned tuna can be jazzed up with fresh herbs and it only takes one simple change to make instant coffee taste like it was made in a cafe. Sometimes though all you need is a little elbow grease like with canned frosting. For an instant texture improvement just whip it up.
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Quick Tips: Super Tip for Ready-Made Icing! | One Pot Chef
Canned icing is often quite dense making it difficult to spread over the cake without damaging the delicate exterior. And if you can’t spread it evenly that thick texture can completely throw off the cake-to-icing ratio. You can end up with unpleasantly gooey mouthfuls with the heavy sticky sweetness of the topping overpowering the soft texture of the cake.
To avoid these issues simply beat the icing until it reaches a fluffy texture. You can do this by hand or with a mixer: The appliance method will give you a bowl of fluffy silky icing in just a few minutes while whipping with a whisk takes a bit more effort — but the results are worth it!
Look at any recipe for homemade icing and you’ll likely find a step that calls for whipping. By vigorously whipping the ingredients the fat in the icing can trap air bubbles creating a light texture. This combination of fat and air also gives the icing its structure — ever notice how the stuff from a can is thin and clumps everywhere? Whipping it helps it hold its shape and makes it much easier to spread a thin smooth layer on baked goods giving your treats a professional finish.
