Easy Buttercream Frosting. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated.
Add vanilla, beating until frosting is smooth.
Spread icing on cooled cupcakes or cake with a knife or transfer to a pastry bag and pipe decoratively over cake or cupcakes.
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You can have Easy Buttercream Frosting using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Easy Buttercream Frosting
- You need 2 stick of of room temp. Butter.
- It's 4 cup of of sifted confectioners sugar (powdered sugar).
- You need 1 tbsp of milk.
- It's 2 tsp of pure vanilla extract.
In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Beat butter and shortening together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Beat the vanilla extract into the butter mixture.
Easy Buttercream Frosting instructions
- In mixing bowl mix butter for about five minutes until it becomes super white and creamy.
- Next add vanilla and half of the powdered sugar and keep mixing.
- Add milk and the rest of the powdered sugar and keep mixing for another five minutes.
- To get the perfect buttercream frosting you must be patient with the mixing.
- When done, pour into piping bag or ziplock bag and decorate your cupcakes or cake.
Add sugar, one cup at a time, beating on medium speed until fully incorporated. In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. When you need to add coloring to icing, use color paste. Simple, creamy, and ridiculously delicious, buttercream is what our sweet dreams are made of. This buttercream whips up super fluffy super quickly, and is literally the icing on the cake of any homemade treat.