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Recipe #5745 | Created on June 19, 2012
Categories: Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Kid Pleaser, One-Bowl Does it!, No-Cook, Electric Mixer, Make it from scratch (more)
Classic Buttercream Frosting
"Note that when preparing this that you will need to adjust the consistency of the buttercream for what you plan on using it for. The easiest way to do this is by adjusting the amount of milk opr cream you use"
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definately a classic, turned out great for some cupcakes i had to take.... Read more |
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- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks or 1/2 pound) softened but not melted, the ideal texture should be like ice cream.
- 3 to 4 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar, SIFTED
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (regualr table salt)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk or light cream or heavy cream, start with 3 tablespoons
What You Will Need
No special items needed.
Step 1
Beat butter for a few minutes with a mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed.
Step 2
Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and turn your mixer on the lowest speed (so the sugar doesn’t end up all over you and the counter) until the sugar has been incorporated with the butter.
Step 3
Increase mixer speed to medium and add vanilla extract, salt, and 2 tablespoons of milk/cream and beat for 3 minutes. If your frosting needs a more stiff consistency, add remaining sugar. If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add remaining milk 1 tablespoons at a time.
- Serving Size: 1 (409.4 g)
- Calories 1636.6
- Total Fat - 27.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.1 g
- Cholesterol - 14.9 mg
- Sodium - 39.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 343 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 300.6 g
- Protein - 11 g
- Calcium - 117.1 mg
- Iron - 3.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg