Simple Buttercream Icing

Name: Simple Buttercream Icing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (two sticks); 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup whipping cream or 1/4 cup whole milk

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Recipe by DebS 2

I found this recipe online - I'm posting this so that I can find it again:) This is the best tasting icing I've had. Very easy to pipe. Add extra confectioners sugar or cream as needed to get to the desired texture for your decorating needs. I have been playing around with the ingredients - I added 1/4 cup raspberry jelly to the icing - I'm going to try peanut butter another time. Adjust ingredients until you get the consistency you're looking for. Have fun with this recipe!

READY IN: 25mins

YIELD: 1 cake

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (two sticks)
4

cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1

teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₈

teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄

cup whipping cream or 1/4 cup whole milk

DIRECTIONS

In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter on medium speed until it is very light in texture - about 2 minutes.
Add the confectioner's sugar, vanilla and salt and mix on a low speed until the sugar and butter are blended, scraping down the bowl as needed.
Increase the speed to medium and add the cream in a thin stream.
Increase the speed to high and whip the buttercream about 5 minutes until very smooth, light and a good spreading consistency. Adjust with cream or confectioners sugar as needed.

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