THE IDEAL CRUSTING BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
This ideal crusting buttercream frosting recipe makes it easy to add finishing touches to your cake and is a must if you want a frosting that keeps its shape!
Provided by Sarah
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cream butter and shortening together on medium speed until light and fluffy. This should take about 1 minute.
- Add the vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, then beat well. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Once all the sugar is mixed in, gradually add in the milk (or heavy cream or water), a little at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.
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
BASIC BUTTERCREAM ICING
Use this simple buttercream icing recipe to decorate your birthday cakes, cupcakes and sandwich biscuits. Try adding a little food colouring gel for a splash of colour to your butter icing.
Provided by BBC Food
Categories Cakes and baking
Yield Makes enough icing to fill 1 medium cake, 6 cupcakes or 12 fairy cakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add the remaining icing sugar and one tablespoon of the milk and vanilla extract and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth. Beat in the remaining milk, if necessary, to loosen the mixture.
- Stir in the food colouring, if using, until well combined.
- For the orange buttercream variation, omit the milk and vanilla from the basic recipe. Stir in the orange zest and juice until thoroughly combined.
- For the chocolate variation, omit the milk from the basic recipe. Cream the butter and sugar, as above, also adding the cocoa powder. Allow the melted chocolate to cool for 10 minutes before adding to the whipped butter and sugar. Beat until well combined.
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING FOR DECORATIONS RECIPE BY TASTY
This buttercream recipe is perfect for making beautiful decorations for cakes, cupcakes, and even cookies. It works especially well for piping flowers. Give it a try and impress your friends!
Provided by Katie Aubin
Categories Desserts
Time 1h30m
Yield 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer to cream butter until smooth, but not airy. Add milk, vanilla and salt and mix to incorporate.
- Sift powdered sugar over the butter mixture. Mix until incorporated and smooth. Do not overmix, to avoid air pockets in your frosting.
- Divide the frosting and add gel food coloring as desired.
- Use a piping bag fitted with desired tip to pipe flowers onto parchment paper. Freeze the flowers for at least 20 minutes.
- Use a knife to lift frozen flowers from parchment and onto a frosted cake. Arrange as desired.
- Enjoy!
BUTTER FROSTING
Rich frosting, great on Banana Spice Cookies.
Provided by Desiree
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a bowl beat butter or margarine until fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of the confectioners' sugar, beating well.
- Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla. Slowly beat in remaining sugar. Beat in additional milk, if needed, to make of spreading consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 58.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.8 g, Cholesterol 3.5 mg, Fat 1.3 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 9.7 mg, Sugar 11.6 g
PERFECT CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
This decadent chocolate buttercream frosting is a hit for any special occasion. It's rich, creamy, and simple.
Provided by FoodJunkie
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Chocolate
Time 10m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine powdered sugar and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until crumbly. Slowly add whipping cream and mix until frosting comes together. Add vanilla extract and mix to the desired texture, adding more whipping cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, if frosting is too thick.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.3 calories, Carbohydrate 27.6 g, Cholesterol 24.6 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 3.1 mg, Sugar 25.7 g
BUTTERCREAM ICING
Foolproof cake frosting requires just butter and icing sugar - try out different flavourings and use our guide for quantities
Provided by Caroline Hire - Food writer
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert
Time 10m
Yield Makes enough to ice 12 cupcakes/fill and cover a 20cm cake
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Beat 600g sifted icing sugar and 300g butter together with your chosen flavouring and colouring if using, add 2-3 tablespoons of boiling water to loosen and beat until smooth.
- Fill a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe onto cupcakes or smear in the middle and over the top of a 20cm cake using a palette knife.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 284 calories, Fat 20.6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 25 grams sugar, Protein 0.1 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
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