Best Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
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Best Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Learn how to make my Best Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe, with my chef-tested tips for the perfect Buttercream Icing!
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- 1½ cups (12 oz/340 g) butter , softened
- 6 cups (1lb 8 oz/680 g) icing sugar (powdered sugar) , sifted
- 2-3 tablespoons whole milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Notes
- This recipe amount will generously cover at least 24 cupcakes and cover and fill an 8-inch sponge cake. It is easy to adjust this recipe as it is proportional, at a ratio of 2:1. That is two measures of sugar to one of butter. I.E.
If you find your frosting is too loose, and not thick enough for spreading or piping decorations.
The first thing I’d suggest is to chill the buttercream frosting. By bringing down the temperature, the frosting should tighten up immediately. This is a great trick for buttercream frosting that may have been overmixed or made at too warm a temperature. If this doesn’t seem to do the trick, try adding more sifted powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons at a time.
- The first thing I’d suggest is to chill the buttercream frosting. By bringing down the temperature, the frosting should tighten up immediately. This is a great trick for buttercream frosting that may have been overmixed or made at too warm a temperature.
- If this doesn’t seem to do the trick, try adding more sifted powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons at a time.
If your frosting feels too thick, there is no reason to start over from scratch on a new batch.
Simply add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency. From there, simply pipe or frost as normal. Don’t worry, adding the milk will not affect the flavor of your frosting.
- Simply add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency. From there, simply pipe or frost as normal.
- Don’t worry, adding the milk will not affect the flavor of your frosting.
- This recipe amount will generously cover at least 24 cupcakes and cover and fill an 8-inch sponge cake. It is easy to adjust this recipe as it is proportional, at a ratio of 2:1. That is two measures of sugar to one of butter. I.E.
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