How To Make Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
An awesome recipe for vanilla buttercream frosting for your baking needs! A versatile frosting that’s smooth with a buttery texture and wonderful vanilla.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1cupunsalted butterroom temperature
- 5cupspowdered sugar
- 2tbspvanilla extract
- ½cuheavy whipping cream
- 1pinchsaltto taste
Instructions
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Place butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Add sugar, one cup at a time, and beat until combined. Beat in vanilla extract.
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Add cream, a little at a time, and beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Continue adding cream until desired texture and firmness is reached.
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Add a pinch of salt and beat until combined.
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Spread or pipe onto cake or cupcakes.
Nutrition
- Calories: 171.87kcal
- Fat: 8.07g
- Saturated Fat: 5.10g
- Trans Fat: 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.10g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.30g
- Carbohydrates: 25.11g
- Sugar: 24.62g
- Protein: 0.10g
- Cholesterol: 21.80mg
- Sodium: 8.18mg
- Calcium: 3.34mg
- Potassium: 5.17mg
- Iron: 0.02mg
- Vitamin A: 69.08µg
- Vitamin C: 0.01mg
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