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    Vanilla Buttercream

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    • on April 17, 2010

      Very simple and held up well. I substituted lemon juice for the milk for a very lemony icing, and it was great. Much simpler than the double boiler/egg varieties.

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    • on September 04, 2011

      YUMMY! I could eat this entire batch straight from the mixer! I suggest adding seeds from 1 to 2 vanilla pods for a natural vanilla flavor.

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    • on August 03, 2009

      This was a wonderful, simple buttercream! Thanks!

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    • on July 29, 2009

      I love this recipe but I replaced the milk with whipping cream & used much less powdered sugar

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    • on April 24, 2009

      5 stars b/c it's idiot proof. I accidentally used 1 cup of milk instead of 1/2 and didnt' notice until after I frosted my cupcakes! I used about 8 1/2 cups of sugar and thought 'wow, it's a tad runnier than I would like'. But I spread it on my cupcakes anyway without incient! And, obviously, I have a ton of leftover frosting. Idiot proof!

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    • on November 30, 2008

      This was such a HIT! The party goers loved it! I think this will be one of my staple recipes for cakes. It does tend be on the sweeter side but I added the minimum amount of sugar suggested in the recipe, and it was fine. At least, I don't have to schlep all the way downtown to Magnolia's anymore.

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    • on September 20, 2008

      Lovely. I made this to fill a rich chocolate cake and I flavoured it with Boysenberry Juice and it was really nice. Thank you for a good recipe!

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    • on November 25, 2007

      This is a yummy buttercream frosting. I scaled it down since I only needed some for decorating the top of my cake -- this is the white, peach-tinted and red-tinted frosting on the Mickey Mouse cake I made for my son's 3rd birthday. I will be excited to use this as my basic white frosting from now on. Thanks, ratherbeswimmin'!

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    • on August 11, 2007

      I really liked this! I've only made a handful of buttercream recipes (and no cooked ones) but this is by far my favorite! It's a nice soft consistency and I really like the flavor of the butter. I think the two 9 inch cake estimate is perfect (I've not done cupcakes).

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    • on April 17, 2007

      I just made this and must say it is the best I've made. I've made many others from cookbooks in the past but this is the tops! Super easy to make. A tip I learned from food network is to always blend any vanilla into the fat of the recipe and it will preserve the vanilla taste. This applies mostly to heated foods but I mixed the vanilla with the butter first out of habit. I always double vanilla in all my recipes which I did here also. I can't stop eating it right from the bowl. De-double-lish !!! Thanks NurseDi!

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    • on March 08, 2007

      Four stars because I didn't really follow the recipe. I used a cup of butter, 4 cups of powdered sugar, a few splashes of milk, two teaspoons vanilla, and a dash of salt. Using that combination, I give it FIVE stars because it was DELICIOUS and I could not stop eating it!!! It didn't quite make enough to frost all of my cupcakes (despite my nibbling). It did crust very nicely, though. SO GOOD!

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    • on February 22, 2007

      This is so yummy! It is very sweet which is good or bad depending on your tastes, but everyone who ate my cupcakes with this on top said it was delicious! One complaint though...the recipe makes WAY too much for 24 cupcakes! I found that I had at least half the recipe left over, but it keeps for a while so it wasnt too bad.

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    • on February 10, 2007

      This is very easy and delicious! I actually used almond extract in the place of the vanilla (I love the flavor of almond)and it was great. I used this with Magnolia Bakery Vanilla Cupcakes for a valentine's party, and they were a hit! Thank you!

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    • on December 01, 2006

      I didn't like the consistency and found it too sweet.

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    • on October 31, 2006

      Crusted wonderfully; It is extremely and unfortunately sweet; I added much less powdered sugar than called for (about half of recipe) to make a nice spreading consistency frosting and then added a pinch of salt to cut the sweetness to the full recipe. It was still so sweet that I gave up on vanilla and added unsweetened cocoa.

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    • on September 03, 2006

      I'd never made buttercream before, but I wanted to make a castle cake for my daughter's 4th birthday party, and after experimenting with canned frosting, I realized I needed a frosting that would create a crust. I found other recipes that called for Crisco (ew!), but this one looked much tastier. I was skeptical about using butter since we live in the deep south, but it worked out fine. It was easy to make, even for an inexperienced baker like me. It was easy to work with and tasted great. I did keep the cake in the fridge so the butter wouldn't melt.

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    • on July 05, 2006

      A very creamy and rich frosting. Used this to frost your cupcake Vanilla Buttercream. Thanks Nurse Di. Bullwinkle.

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    • on June 27, 2006

      At first, the thought of all the sugar was not appetizing when I decided to make this for my daughter's birthday cupcakes. I made half a recipe and it was plenty for a recipe of cupcakes (24). If I'm not mistaken, I only used 3 cups of sugar to 1/2 cup of butter and 1/4 cup of milk and it turned out just fine!

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    • on December 04, 2005

      Easy to make and tastes great too. We were looking for a quick and easy buttercream recipe for a last minute birthday cake. This worked out perfect. We used less powdered sugar than it called for, actually. Thanks.

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    • on November 22, 2005

      The taste of this frosting was really good, once I got it to a consistency suitable for spreading. However, I ended up needing even MORE than 8 cups of powdered sugar in order to make it thick enough to spread and not run. If you ask me, that's a bit too much. So, next time I will decrease the milk a bit. Otherwise, though, this was good. I used it to frost a very chocolatey cake, and my guests really enjoyed it.

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    Nutritional Facts for Vanilla Buttercream

    Serving Size: 1 (1077 g)

    Servings Per Recipe: 1

    Amount Per Serving
    % Daily Value
    Calories 2265.3
     
    Calories from Fat 848
    37%
    Total Fat 94.2 g
    145%
    Saturated Fat 59.6 g
    298%
    Cholesterol 252.5 mg
    84%
    Sodium 49.9 mg
    2%
    Total Carbohydrate 362.6 g
    120%
    Dietary Fiber 0.0 g
    0%
    Sugars 352.7 g
    1410%
    Protein 2.9 g
    5%
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