Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Christina
Christina @cook_3000087
USA

This is my favorite recipe for basic vanilla buttercream. I prefer this over any bakery or store bought frosting I've had. It's sturdy and holds its shape well. This yields enough to frost a 9x13" sheet cake or about 12-16 cupcakes, depending how liberally you frost them. Recipe source: Sallysbakingaddiction.com

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

This is my favorite recipe for basic vanilla buttercream. I prefer this over any bakery or store bought frosting I've had. It's sturdy and holds its shape well. This yields enough to frost a 9x13" sheet cake or about 12-16 cupcakes, depending how liberally you frost them. Recipe source: Sallysbakingaddiction.com

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Ingredients

about 2.5 cups
  1. 1 cupunsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  2. 4-5 cupsconfectioners' sugar
  3. 1/4 cupheavy cream
  4. 2 tsp.vanilla extract
  5. Pinchsalt

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Either using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed, until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

  2. 2

    Switch the speed to low and with the mixer running, add 4 1/2 cups of the confectioners sugar, the heavy cream, the vanilla extract and the salt.

  3. 3

    Once it's all added in, increase the speed to high and beat for 3 full minutes. Once that time is up, if it's too thin, add an additional 1/2 cup confectioners sugar or if it's too thick add more heavy cream by the tbsp until the desired consistency is reached.

  4. 4

    That's it, either use it right away or you can tightly cover it and store it in the fridge for up to 1 week.

  5. 5

    Pictured up top on basic vanilla cupcakes, the recipe of which can be found under my profile -->

  6. 6

    Rose designs made using a Wilton 1M tip, which is like an open star shape -->

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Christina @cook_3000087
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I love to bake and to try out new recipes! I'm always on the lookout for simple dinners for busy weeknights. A lot of the recipes I post on here are ones I've found on Pinterest or from different bloggers, and that I've tried and really enjoyed, but I always reference to where I got the recipe from in the recipe description and the pictures are my own. If there's no source listed, then it's a rare recipe that I came up with. I have two wonderful kids and I hope to pass on my love of cooking and baking to them.
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Comments (5)

Joya Williams
Joya Williams @cook_2726322
Listen! I’m not sure why you aren’t getting more props on this. These ingredients are awesome. No grainy texture or harsh overpowering frosting. My family lovvvveeeeddd this icing. I’ll try with food color next time 😁

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