Buttercream Frosting

When we were mar­ried one of my absolute require­ments for our wed­ding day, one of the things I was will­ing to give up a kid­ney or maybe first­born for, was a beau­ti­ful cake that was light and fluffy with but­ter­cream frost­ing.   But­ter­cream frost­ing makes me want to get a spoon and sneak some for myself.  Maybe even lick the bowl after frost­ing the cake.  It’s a sweet treat per­fect for birth­days and other spe­cial times with fam­ily and friends.

Fresh, real, home­made but­ter­cream frost­ing though can be addic­tive.  Since a frosted cake is not going to be every­day food, you can have it & know that the treat is well worth it.  It’s also very easy to make.

But­ter­cream Frost­ing Recipe

What You Need

1 Cup of Unsalted Butter

4 Cups of Confectioner’s Sugar (Pow­dered Sugar)

2 Tea­spoons Vanilla

2 Table­spoons of Half & Half (Milk Creamer)

Makes 6 Cups of Frosting

How To Put It Together

Soft­ened your unsalted but­ter.  Use either a stand mixer or hand mixer (we use a Kitchen-Aid Stand Mixer).   You’ll whip it on a medium speed.  Whip the but­ter until fluffy, should look light & airy.

Then turn off your mixer and slowly add in your Confectioner’s Sugar.  Add in one cup at a time & whip each cup into the but­ter.    Once it’s all whipped together add in your 2 Tea­spoons of Vanilla.  Then slowly add in your Half & Half Creamer. Do it one Table­spoon at a time.  After each Table­spoon of Creamer whip the frost­ing.  You may need to adjust the Creamer if you want it a lit­tle thin­ner, if you want it thicker you wouldn’t put the full sec­ond Table­spoon only add maybe half of it.  Incor­po­rate these fully into your frost­ing, takes less than a minute.  We added the full 2 Tablespoons.

It’s light, fluffy and per­fect for frost­ing your treats.

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