Not too long ago, I got the urge to bake up a batch of cupcakes for the kids and so decided to make a run to the store for some yellow cake mix and a tub of frosting. I did not want to go with the usual thick and rich chocolate frosting but something a tad lighter. I noticed Betty Crocker made a “Whipped” Milk chocolate frosting that included the rich flavors of Hershey chocolate. I was sold on this label and so checked out of the supermarket with cupcake items ready for baking.
Preparation
The cupcake baking process went fairly quick as I prepared the batter and baked the dessert all within an hour towards the end of the evening. I then proceeded to allow the cakes to cool on a rack overnight. The next morning, I proceeded to frost the cupcakes in order to be ready upon the kid’s return home from school in the afternoon. As I opened up the tub of whipped frosting, I had realized upon the first dip into this icing how incredibly light and “airy” this chocolate spread is. I managed to frost all eighteen cupcakes with a lot of frosting leftover.
Getting the right cupcake appearance was the biggest challenge with the Betty Crocker whipped frosting. The frosting did not adhere that easily to the cupcake making the spreading process rather blotchy and irregular like a meringue pie. My solution to this lack of even spreading was by applying even more of this chocolate so that no section of the top of the cupcake revealed any “daylight” of yellow cake. I think this process would have gone much smoother (pun intended) if I would have taken the extra time to use a pastry bag and tip instead of a cake spatula which I typically use with the regular dense butter cream frostings.
Taste
The taste of this frosting was really delightful given the rich Hershey cocoa flavor present in every bite of these cupcakes. The lighter density of this frosting made it so much easier to get through a cupcake without the oily sugar overkill one experiences with the butter cream variety.
Quantity
If I would have decided to make a sheet cake, I am pretty sure this tub would have been enough to cover the entire cake. The tub of frosting for the cupcakes was more than enough as I had about a third of the container leftover.
Overall Opinion
While this product unfortunately yields Trans fats (like all other premade frostings), I have to consider this product a once in a while purchase due to health reasons. When time is available I usually prepare my own whipped frosting using whipping cream, confectioner’s sugar, and flavors such as vanilla or chocolate syrup. I give Betty Crocker kudos for trying to come up with a product that tastes better than the usual thick traditional pasty frosting.
