Super Yummy Buttercream Frosting Recipes

SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Simple and Delicious Buttercream Frosting image

I decided on a whim yesterday that I wanted to make cupcakes for Canada Day. I didn't have time to buy frosting before getting ready for the fireworks show, so I ended up making my own with ingredients I already had. I was shocked at how quick and easy this was! This basic vanilla recipe makes enough to cover a dozen cupcakes, but feel free to double it (for cakes), triple it, add food coloring or different flavor extracts. If you find this too sweet, you can add a dash of salt to the milk or the vanilla. Personally I like it sweet, and I used salted butter, so I didn't find it necessary.

Provided by Denise

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream

Time 15m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

5 tablespoons salted butter
5 tablespoons shortening
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

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. Add sugar, one cup at a time, beating on medium speed until fully incorporated. Add milk, one tablespoon at a time, beating on high until fully incorporated and you have frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.9 calories, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 12.9 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 35.4 mg, Sugar 20.6 g

QUICK AND ALMOST-PROFESSIONAL BUTTERCREAM ICING

Quick and Almost-Professional Buttercream Icing image

After failing to find the perfect recipe for buttercream icing, I found one that worked for me and then added my own two cents.

Provided by xoshadyxo

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons milk
3 drops food coloring, or as needed

Steps:

Cream room temperature butter with a hand mixer, the paddle attachment of a stand mixer, or a wooden spoon until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated. Beat in vanilla extract.
Pour in 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.9 calories, Carbohydrate 31.5 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 83.7 mg, Sugar 31 g

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting image

This has been my go-to vanilla buttercream frosting for years and years and I'll never need another recipe. It's perfectly rich, amazingly fluffy, it has a wonderfully sweet taste, and a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The best topping to your favorite cakes!

Provided by Jaclyn

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups (340g) butter, (at room temperature (3 sticks)*)
4 1/2 cups (570g) powdered sugar
3 - 4 Tbsp heavy cream
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, using the paddle or whisk attachment whip butter on medium-high speed (if using whisk attachment whip on high speed) until nearly white and very fluffy, about 7 - 8 minutes, frequently scrapping down the sides of the bowl.
Add in powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla extract and mix on low speed until blended, then increase speed to medium and beat until very light and fluffy, about 5 - 6 minutes, frequently scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Immediately spread over cooled cake or cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 342 kcal, Carbohydrate 53 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Sodium 128 mg, Sugar 52 g, ServingSize 1 serving

FLUFFY AND YUMMY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Fluffy and Yummy Buttercream Frosting image

This is a wonderful Buttercream frosting I use for cakes I make. It is a sweet and fluffy icing. I took a cake decorating class at Michaels and the teacher gave us this recipe, and I love it!! One recipe will provide more than enough for a two layer cake.

Provided by Luv2baker

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 1 recipe, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable shortening (use white not butter-flavored)
1 cup butter
2 teaspoons clear vanilla (the dark tints the color of icing)
4 tablespoons milk or 4 tablespoons water
2 lbs powdered sugar

Steps:

Cream Butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer.
Add shortening and cream together.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla, milk or water.
Mix on low for one minute.
Scrape the sides of your bowl with a plastic spatula.
Mix on high till light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.6, Fat 19.6, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 24.8, Sodium 67.4, Carbohydrate 45.4, Sugar 44.5, Protein 0.2

SNICKERDOODLE CUPCAKES WITH CINNAMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting image

These cupcakes have a good amount of that cinnamon-sugar flavor that is so sought after in the famous cookie form. They are good both with, and without, the frosting!

Provided by Kim

Categories Cupcakes

Time 1h55m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cups white sugar, divided
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons heavy cream

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 cupcake cups with liners.
Mix together 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon for cupcakes in a small bowl. Set aside.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, salt, and baking soda in another bowl until combined.
Cream together butter and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in egg and vanilla and mix an additional 2 minutes. Pour in half of the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Pour in buttermilk and mix until just combined. Add in remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined.
Place 1 tablespoon of batter in the bottom of each cupcake liner. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon-sugar over the batter. Add another heaped 1 tablespoon of batter on top. Sprinkle with an additional 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar mixture. Repeat layering in each cupcake liner.
Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back lightly when touched, 24 to 28 minutes. Allow to cool for several minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting: Beat butter on high speed until lightened in color, about 2 minutes. Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Add in heavy cream and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Frost cooled cupcakes as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 353.5 calories, Carbohydrate 48.7 g, Cholesterol 56.1 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 147.8 mg

EASY VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting image

After trying a few buttercream frosting recipes, this easy buttercream frosting takes the cake with its unmatchable homemade taste. With a few simple variations, you can come up with different colors and flavors. -Diana Wilson, Denver, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 10m

Yield About 3 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk

Steps:

In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 40mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.