5 from 12 votes
Vegan Buttercream Icing
This vegan buttercream icing uses vegan margarine and icing sugar to create a fluffy, creamy frosting with vanilla flavor. The addition of rice milk adjusts the consistency without affecting taste, making it light and easy to spread or pipe. It’s a dairy-free alternative suitable for decorating cakes and cupcakes while maintaining a smooth texture.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
268 kcal
Cuisine:
Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegan margarine Becel brand
- 3 teaspoons of vanilla
- 4 cups icing sugar Rogers is a vegan brand!
- 1-3 teaspoons rice milk
Instructions
- Using a stand mixer or hand beaters, whip the margarine until fluffy.
- Slowly add in the icing sugar until it's combined well.
- Add in your vanilla.
- At this point, check your consistency. Margarine isn't as dense as butter, so my amount of rice milk is very small. Is your icing nice and whippy at this point? Try maybe a slight teaspoon of rice milk. I chose rice milk because it's virtually tasteless, allowing the vanilla to flavor the icing instead. I would not use soy because of the after taste you can get with it.
- Once you are happy with the consistency, place in the refrigerator until you are going to decorate.
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Notes
- Choose a vegan icing sugar brand like Red Path or Rogers to ensure the icing remains vegan.
- Rice milk is preferred over soy milk for adjusting consistency, as it does not add an aftertaste.
- Chill the icing before use to help it firm up and maintain shape when decorating.
Nutrition Information
Calories
268kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Sodium
122mg
(5%)
Potassium
5mg
(0%)
Sugar
39g
(78%)
Vitamin A
720IU
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 268
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 268kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 122mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 5mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 720IU | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.