Best Extra Special Buttercream Icing Recipes
QUICK AND ALMOST-PROFESSIONAL BUTTERCREAM ICING
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
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
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
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
VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
This has been my go-to vanilla buttercream frosting for years and years and I'll never need another recipe. It's perfectly rich, amazingly fluffy, it has a wonderfully sweet taste, and a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The best topping to your favorite cakes!
Provided by Jaclyn
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, using the paddle or whisk attachment whip butter on medium-high speed (if using whisk attachment whip on high speed) until nearly white and very fluffy, about 7 - 8 minutes, frequently scrapping down the sides of the bowl.
- Add in powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla extract and mix on low speed until blended, then increase speed to medium and beat until very light and fluffy, about 5 - 6 minutes, frequently scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Immediately spread over cooled cake or cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 342 kcal, Carbohydrate 53 g, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Sodium 128 mg, Sugar 52 g, ServingSize 1 serving
RICK'S SPECIAL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Use this recipe to get an ideal buttercream for frosting and borders on cakes, cupcakes, or even cookies.
Provided by Rick Mazzuca
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream
Time 30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a mixing bowl, cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar, and continue creaming until well blended.
- Add salt, vanilla, and 6 ounces whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened. Add additional 2 ounces whipping cream if necessary. Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 683.7 calories, Carbohydrate 80.3 g, Cholesterol 27.2 mg, Fat 41.6 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 105.3 mg, Sugar 78.4 g
SPECIAL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
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
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
WILTON BUTTERCREAM ICING
A great icing that we used in Wilton Cake Decorating Class. Would produce amazing results everytime. Thinning is done easily by adding water. This recipe makes "stiff" consistency. To make "medium" add one tablespoon milk or water. To make "thin" icing (perfect consistency for decorating a cake with the basic coating) Add two tablespoons of milk or water. If you want pure white icing, which is the perfect base to tint, use the white crisco shortening and any clear vanilla extract (wilton makes a great one). Using any others will give a faint creamy color that may affect the shade you try and tint with. Using water will give you a stable product that needs no refridgeration and the icing will keep indefinately in the fridge if you keep it in a covered container. If it dries out in the fridge you can always just add a bit of water to bring it back to the consistency you need. If you over thin at any time, just add more icing sugar to thicken. Very versatile product!
Provided by Shandibear
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 3 cups, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cream butter and shortening with mixer.
- add vanilla.
- gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating on medium speed.
- scrape sides and bottom of bowl often.
- when all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk or water and beat at medium speed until ready to use.
- refridgerate leftover icing in an airtight container.
- Rewhip before using.
- *****For chocolate icing.
- Add cocoa powder or melted chocolate when adding the sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209.2, Fat 11.4, SaturatedFat 5.2, Cholesterol 13.8, Sodium 47.2, Carbohydrate 28.8, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 26.2, Protein 0.8
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