Quick and Almost Professional Buttercream Icing
This homemade buttercream is sweet, fluffy, and perfect for frosting cakes, cupcakes, and cookies.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter (0.5 cup)
- confectioners' sugar (2 cups)
- pure vanilla extract (1.5 teaspoons)
- milk (2 tablespoons)
- food coloring (3 drops)
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Cream butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth and fluffy.
- Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated.
- Beat in vanilla extract.
- Add milk and beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add food coloring, if using, and beat for thirty seconds until smooth or until desired color is reached.
- Use immediately or store buttercream in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 228
- fat: 12 g
- sats: 7 g
- carbs: 32 g
- fibre: 0 g
- protein: 0 g
- salt: 0 g