Coconut Frosting
Serves: Approximately 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 1⁄2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon coconut extract
  • Blue food coloring*
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, beat butter at medium speed until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down sides and bottom of bowl. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar and salt until combined. Beat in milk, vanilla extract, and coconut extract. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in just enough food coloring to achieve desired hue. Use immediately.
Notes
*We combined a small amount of teal and cornflower blue food coloring on toothpicks to achieve the sea foam-green color for the frosting.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/coconut-madeleine-clamshells/