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easy homemade buttercream frosting

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Submitted on Nov 26, 2018

Thick and dense with a silky texture, this American buttercream recipe is quick, easy, and delicious. It's perfect for spreading or piping onto cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. The flavor of the buttercream icing can be customized using different extracts. Extracts like almond, raspberry, orange, caramel, or maple would be delicious.

prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other
yield 1 9x13 cake, 12 cupcakes with icing piped, 18-24 cupcakes with icing spread on

Ingredients

  • 1 cup room temperature butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make easy homemade buttercream frosting

  • Gathering ingredients for the buttercream.
    Step 1
    Gather ingredients.
  • Softened butter in a mixing bowl.
    Step 2
    Place softened butter in a mixing bowl.
  • Mixing the butter until smooth.
    Step 3
    With the paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth.
  • Adding powdered sugar to the butter.
    Step 4
    Add 3 cups of powdered sugar.
  • Mixing the butter and powdered sugar until creamy.
    Step 5
    Beat on low until the butter and sugar are incorporated. Then, raise the speed to medium and mix for 2-3 minutes.
  • Vanilla added to the frosting.
    Step 6
    Add vanilla and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream.
  • Buttercream frosting mixed until the proper consistency.
    Step 7
    Beat on medium-high and check consistency. Add the additional tablespoon of cream if looking for a thinner buttercream.
  • Adding a little bit of gel food coloring to the buttercream.
    Step 8
    If tinting the buttercream, with a toothpick, add gel food coloring a little at a time.
  • Mixing in the gel food coloring.
    Step 9
    Stir well. Add more food coloring if the color is not intense enough.
  • Cupcake iced with different colored buttercream.
    Step 10
    Use this buttercream frosting to ice cupcakes, cookies, or your favorite cake.
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