Best Extra Special Buttercream Icing Recipes

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QUICK AND ALMOST-PROFESSIONAL BUTTERCREAM ICING



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After failing to find the perfect recipe for buttercream icing, I found one that worked for me and then added my own two cents.

Provided by xoshadyxo

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Buttercream

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons milk
3 drops food coloring, or as needed

Steps:

  • Cream room temperature butter with a hand mixer, the paddle attachment of a stand mixer, or a wooden spoon until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated. Beat in vanilla extract.
  • Pour in milk and beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Add food coloring, if using, and beat for thirty seconds until smooth or until desired color is reached.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.9 calories, Carbohydrate 31.5 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 83.7 mg, Sugar 31 g

EXTRA SPECIAL BUTTERCREAM ICING



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This is the best buttercream icing I have ever tasted. I used it for my daughter's wedding cake. I made a double batch, which was enough to ice, border, and pipe small decorations on the sides of the cake for a 14" x 10" x 6" tiered cake. I think the whipping cream is the secret to making this icing special.

Provided by Donna M.

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 7 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 lbs powdered sugar (8 cups)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon meringue powder (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2-1 teaspoon clear butter flavoring
4 -6 ounces whipping cream

Steps:

  • Cream butter and shortening until fluffy.
  • Add sugar, meringue powder, about half of the cream, and continue creaming until well blended.
  • Add salt, flavorings and enough whipping cream to make the consistency you need.
  • Beat at medium speed until icing is fluffy.
  • You may substitute all shortening for the butter, which will give a pure white icing, but the flavor will not be quite as good.
  • I used butter and real vanilla and the icing turned out a very pale ivory, which I personally prefer to a stark-white icing.
  • The meringue powder gives the icing a light crust, but it remains soft underneath.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 984.6, Fat 57.5, SaturatedFat 26.9, Cholesterol 85.8, Sodium 379.4, Carbohydrate 121.3, Sugar 118.5, Protein 0.6

SPECIAL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING



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This recipe makes an ideal buttercream for frosting cakes and decorating them with borders.

Provided by Rick Mazzuca

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Buttercream

Time 30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups shortening
8 cups confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract
6 fluid ounces heavy cream

Steps:

  • Cream shortening until fluffy. Add confectioner's sugar and continue creaming until well blended.
  • Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream blend on low speed until moistened. Add additional whipping cream if necessary (up to 2 ounces). Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 221.7 calories, Carbohydrate 26.7 g, Cholesterol 6.8 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 34.5 mg, Sugar 26.1 g

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