Name: Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Total time: PT600.0S
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cup Unsalted Butter; 8 cup Powdered Confectioners Sugar; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 2 tablespoon Heavy Cream; 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

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This vanilla buttercream frosting is perfect for all your cake decorating needs. It's simple and will bring tons of flavor to any cake and cupcake.

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Chelsweets

Hi, I'm Chelsey, the baker, blogger, and content creator! I'm a self-taught cake decorator, who loves to share tips and tricks as well as tried and true recipes with you.

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This vanilla buttercream frosting is perfect for all your cake decorating needs. It's simple and will bring tons of flavor to any cake and cupcake.

10MINS

Total Time

$0.68

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

us / metric

2 cups

Unsalted Butter, room temperature

8 cups

Powdered Confectioners Sugar

as needed

Salt

2 Tbsp

Heavy Cream

or Whipping Cream

1 Tbsp

Vanilla Extract

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

573

Fat

30.3 g

Protein

Carbs

73.7 g

Author's Notes

If you are making frosting for a cake, it is important to mix the buttercream at the lowest speed at the end of the process for a couple of minutes, to get out any extra air that might have to be incorporated during the mixing process.

You can also stir the frosting in a bowl with a rubber spatula, pushing it from side to side, to get rid of any air bubbles. This will make it easier to get super smooth sides on your cake!

I usually make 1 1/2 batches of frosting to stack and frost a seven or eight-inch cake.