Grand Marnier Cream Cheese Icing Recipes

GRAND MARNIER APPLES WITH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine orange juice, apples and cinnamon. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Scoop ice cream into serving dishes. Spoon apples over ice cream, and drizzle with Grand Marnier and amaretto liqueur. Garnish with a chocolate wafer stuck in the ice cream.

GRAND MARNIER CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until soft.
• Add cream cheese and beat until blended and smooth.
• Blend in confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and orange-flavored liqueur.
• I added 3T of orange zest (1 medium CA navel orange) , then chill.
• Used as a dip for thin ginger snaps.

BASIC CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat softened butter and cream cheese until well blended.
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy.

MARTHA STEWART'S GRAND MARNIER ITALIAN BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine sugar and water in saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover and let boil 3-5 minute until sugar dissolves, uncover and continue boiling until syrup reaches 238° on a candy thermometer (soft-ball stage).
• Meanwhile, place egg whites in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on low speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt, and beat on medium-high speed until stiff but not dry; do not overbeat.
• When syrup reaches 240 degrees pour 1/4 cup of syrup into egg white mixture. With mixer running, add syrup to whites in a stream, beating on high speed until no longer steaming, about 3 minutes. Add rest of syrup slowly and beat for 8-12 min., or till cool, so butter will not melt.
• In seperate bowl cream butter. Add butter bit by bit, beating until spreadable, 3 to 5 minutes; beat in vanilla and Grand Marnier. If icing curdles, keep beating until smooth, may still be too warm. Use Immediately!

GRAND MARNIER WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl stir together whipped cream and orange liqueur; keep refrigerated until ready to serve.