Alice's Classic Butter Cream Icing

Submitted by Chef OG

"Classic Butter Cream Icing by Alice from the Savory Sweet Life Website. This is one of my favorites!"

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 2 1/2 Cups
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (but not melted!)
• 3 -4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 -4 tablespoon milk or 1 -4 tablespoon heavy cream

directions

1. Beat butter for a few minutes with a mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and turn your mixer on the lowest speed (so the sugar doesn’t blow everywhere) until the sugar has been incorporated with the butter. Increase mixer speed to medium and add vanilla extract, salt, and 2 tablespoons of milk/cream and beat for 3 minutes. If your frosting needs a more stiff consistency, add remaining sugar. If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add remaining milk 1 tablespoons at a time.