Orange Buttercream Frosting

Submitted by troublejul

"I made this to go with my recipe Orange you glad I baked a cake. I haven't ever made a flavored buttercream and was surprised at how well this turned out.."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice
• 2 cups powdered sugar

directions

1. take softened butter and whisk until creamy.
2. add orange zest and vanilla extract, whisk until creamy again.
3. add 2 cups of powdered sugar and whisk until smooth, depending on how thick you want the frosting you can always add more sugar.
4. add orange zest at the end and stir to combine.
5. frost your cake and let it chill for at least 1 hour.
6. enjoy!