Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

"A recipe from The Taste of Home Cookbook. I made it to decorate cupcakes. It was great. I made the recipe for 12 cupcakes."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
3 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.
  • Almond Buttercream Frosting : Substitute 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon almond extract for the vanilla.
  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting : Reduce confectioners' sugar to 4 cups and add 1/2 cup baking cocoa; increase milk to 6-7 tablespoons.
  • Lemon Buttercream Frosting : Substitute 5-6 tablespoons lemon juice for the milk; add 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel.
  • Orange Buttercream Frosting : Substitute 5-6 tablespoons orange juice for the milk; add 1 teaspoon grated orange peel.
  • Peanut Butter Frosting : Substitute peanut butter for the butter; increase milk to 6-8 tablespoons.
  • Peppermint Buttercream Frosting : Substitute 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract for the vanilla.

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  1. gave me the basic information I needed then I tweaked from there. I ended up with a Vanilla Almond butter cream and it was delicious! Thank you. ps I am in now way shape or form a great cook lol so if I can do this anyone can.
     
  2. This recipe was lovely, but I only had two round cake pans, so it ended up making it 2 layered. Also, I took 3/4ths of all of the regular ingredients except for the eggs. I still used 4 of those. I upped the baking time to about 25-30 minutes, just until the tops of the cakes were springy, but firm, and a light golden color. This made the cake beautifully moist, and it retained flavor very very well!
     
  3. A great standard frosting recipe. It was the perfect amount to frost decorate a little cake I made for my niece to smash into for her first birthday! I think this will be my go-to recipe for frosting sugar cookies.
     
  4. A really good little frosting recipe.<br/>I went with the lemon variation on DD's instructions ( although I really wanted chocolate or peanut butter!). It was a great choice though..the lemon cut through the sweetness of the icing sugar and the richness of the butter just perfectly, without being too tart.<br/>Can't wait to try the others now...<br/>Made for PRMR.
     
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