Yummy buttercream icing. When you need to add coloring to icing, use color paste. 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.
Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated.
Trust me and use salted butter, it's the secret ingredient!
Beat the butter until it is light and creamy.
You can have Yummy buttercream icing using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Yummy buttercream icing
- It's 4 cup of powdered sugar.
- You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- It's 2 stick of room temp. butter.
- It's 1/3 cup of hot water.
This is important as you are adding the icing sugar next. If the butter isn't creamy you can get lumps in the icing. Add softened butter and vanilla to the mixing bowl and mix until completely combined. Add Powdered Sugar and beat on low until it is incorporated.
Yummy buttercream icing step by step
- Beat the butter until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract and mix..
- Add a half to a whole cup of the sugar until all four cups and mixed in..
- If it gets to thick or its not the consistency you would like, add about a tablespoon of the hot water until you get to your wanted consistency..
Then move mixer up to medium-high speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Beat the softened butter over medium speed with an electric mixer until soft and creamy. Continue to beat over medium speed as you gradually add the powdered sugar.