Easy Homemade Buttercream Frosting Food

BASIC BUTTERCREAM ICING

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.

EASY HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Add the butter and a pinch of salt to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until completely smooth. Add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder and mix on low to combine. Mix in the vanilla extract and heavy cream.
• Turn the mixer to a medium-high speed and beat for 1-2 minutes or until the frosting is light and fluffy.
• Use to frost your favorite cakes, cupcakes, brownies, or cookies.

QUICK AND ALMOST-PROFESSIONAL BUTTERCREAM ICING

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.

QUICK VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.
• Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in vanilla and 1 tablespoon of the milk.
• Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. If frosting becomes too thin, beat in a small amount of powdered sugar. Frosts 13x9-inch cake generously, or fills and frosts an 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake.

EASY VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer on medium speed, beat in a large bowl the unsalted butter until smooth, pale and creamy, about 5 - 8 minutes.
• Add half of the confectioners' sugar. Reduce mixer speed to low and mix until incorporated.
• Once incorporated, add the remaining confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt; mix to incorporate.; beat on low speed for 1 minute, then increase the speed to medium-high and beat for 4 - 5 minutes until the frosting is smooth, fluffy, and spreadable, scraping down the bowl once or twice.
• Test the consistency of your buttercream with a spatula. The buttercream should be smooth and spreadable. Adjust if needed: You can control the consistency at this point- If the buttercream is too thick, beat in the liquid of your choice, one tablespoon at a time. If frosting is too thin, add up to 1/2 cup more confectioners' sugar.
• If using food coloring, stir it in here at the end. Gel food coloring is my preference for vibrantly colored icing.

BUTTERCREAM ICING

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.

EASY VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.

EASY CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat the butter in a medium mixing bowl.
• Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency.
• Stir in vanilla.

EASY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, using an electric mixer on low speed, beat together sugar, butter and salt until creamy. Increase speed to high and beat until light and fully. Add vanilla, beating until frosting is smooth.
• Spread icing on cooled cupcakes or cake with a knife or transfer to a pastry bag and pipe decoratively over cake or cupcakes.
• Makes enough for over 16 cupcakes.

EASY BUTTERCREAM ICING RECIPE

Steps:

• Measure out all the ingredients and leave the butter to soften or bring to room temperature.
• Add the butter in a mixing bowl then use hand or stand mixer to whip on high speed for about 1 minute or till butter is light.
• Add half of the icing sugar and mix on low speed for a minute till it comes together then add the remaining icing sugar. Mix at low speed till it comes together then add flavoring and milk.
• Whip on high speed for 5 minutes until light and fluffy then it's ready to use.

THE BEST BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Add softened butter and vanilla to the mixing bowl and mix until completely combined.
• Add Powdered Sugar and beat on low until it is incorporated. Then move mixer up to medium-high speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When completely mixed the frosting may appear dry.
• Add milk a little bit at a time until frosting is the proper consistency.

CARROT CAKE WITH GINGER MASCARPONE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚. Grease 2 (9-by-2-inch) round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper and grease and flour the pans.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar, oil and eggs on medium-high speed for 2 minutes, until light yellow and thickened. Stir in the vanilla. In another bowl, sift together the 2 cups of flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones.
• In a medium bowl, toss the carrots, raisins, walnuts and the 1 tablespoon of flour. Stir into the batter with a rubber spatula. Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the tops. Bake for 10 minutes, lower the heat to 350˚ and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes, turn out onto a baking rack and cool completely.
• Place one cake on a flat serving plate, rounded side down. Spread half the frosting on the top (not the sides). Place the second cake on top of the first cake, rounded side up. Frost just the top of the second cake. Sprinkle with the ginger and serve at room temperature.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the mascarpone, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, cream and vanilla together for about 1 minute, until light and fluffy. Add the crystallized ginger and salt and beat for 30 seconds more.

RECIPE EASY BUTTERCREAM ICING RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk butter for approximately 5 minutes until light and fluffy. The colour should become much lighter too.Slowly add in icing sugar and whisk for again approximately 5 minutes. Taste a small amount to feel for a smooth texture.Add in your flavouring of choice, whisk until combined, and use however you choose! Warning - very moorish!

BASIC BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix at slow speed until smooth. If stiffer icing is needed, or if the weather is very warm, add a little extra sugar. This recipe is enough to cover and fill a 9- by 13-inch sheet cake or two 9-inch layers.

EASY HOMEMADE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Gather ingredients.
• 2. Place softened butter in a mixing bowl.
• 3. With the paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth.
• 4. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar.
• 5. Beat on low until the butter and sugar are incorporated. Then, raise the speed to medium and mix for 2-3 minutes.
• 6. Add vanilla and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream.
• 7. Beat on medium-high and check consistency. Add the additional tablespoon of cream if looking for a thinner buttercream.
• 8. If tinting the buttercream, with a toothpick, add gel food coloring a little at a time.
• 9. Stir well. Add more food coloring if the color is not intense enough.
• 10. Use this buttercream frosting to ice cupcakes, cookies, or your favorite cake.