The Best Butter Cream Recipes

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QUICK AND ALMOST-PROFESSIONAL BUTTERCREAM ICING



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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

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

BEST VANILLA BUTTERCREAM



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Why is this recipe crowned the best vanilla buttercream frosting? With its powerfully decadent vanilla bean flavor and delightfully creamy texture, your family and friends will scrape every last bit of this frosting off their plates. —Margaret Knoebel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 5 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 ounces white baking chips
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
6 large egg whites, room temperature
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups unsalted butter, cubed

Steps:

  • In a microwave, melt baking chips with cream until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in vanilla paste and extract. Set aside to cool slightly. Meanwhile, in a heatproof bowl of a stand mixer, whisk egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar and salt until blended. Place over simmering water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisking constantly, heat mixture until a thermometer reads 160°, 8-10 minutes., Remove from heat. With whisk attachment of stand mixer, beat on high speed until cooled to 90°, about 7 minutes. Gradually beat in butter, a few tablespoons at a time, on medium speed until smooth. Beat in cooled baking chip mixture until blended.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 11g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

BUTTERCREAM ICING



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Foolproof cake frosting requires just butter and icing sugar - try out different flavourings and use our guide for quantities

Provided by Caroline Hire - Food writer

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert

Time 10m

Yield Makes enough to ice 12 cupcakes/fill and cover a 20cm cake

Number Of Ingredients 7

600g icing sugar, sifted
300g unsalted or salted butter, softened
finely grated lemon zest
finely grated orange zest
a dash of vanilla extract
few drops food colouring
cocoa powder, to taste

Steps:

  • Beat 600g sifted icing sugar and 300g butter together with your chosen flavouring and colouring if using, add 2-3 tablespoons of boiling water to loosen and beat until smooth.
  • Fill a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe onto cupcakes or smear in the middle and over the top of a 20cm cake using a palette knife.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 284 calories, Fat 20.6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 25 grams sugar, Protein 0.1 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

BASIC BUTTERCREAM



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Everyone should have a buttercream recipe up their sleeve -- and a little extra to lick from the mixing bowl.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes     Fillings & Frostings     Buttercream Frosting Recipes

Yield Makes about 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 3

12 ounces (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Beat butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes.
  • Reduce speed to medium. Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes. (After every 2 additions, increase speed to high, and beat for 10 seconds, then reduce speed to medium-high). Add vanilla, and beat until buttercream is smooth. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. (Bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth before using.)

THE BEST BUTTER CREAM



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This is so tasty light and creamy and not sickly and too sweet!

Provided by Iggs

Time 10m

Yield Makes Enough to fill and cover a 7" sandwich cake

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Cream the butter adding the icing sugar slowly
  • Gradually beat in the milk
  • Continue to beat until light and fluffy
  • (Stir in the vanilla essence) chill until a little thicker, keep refrigerated before use.

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