Perfect Buttercream Frosting for Icing
This buttercream frosting is both delicious and works so well for decorating!
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Sifter
- Piping bags or frosting bulbs for icing
Ingredients
- 4 cups of unsalted butter room temperature
- 9 cups of powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 8 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 tablespoons of heavy cream or whole milk
- Food dye of choice
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat butter on high speed for 5 minutes - or until whipped and light in color. Scrape the bowl down throughout, as needed, with the mixer turned off.
- Meanwhile, sift the powdered sugar (optional, but best results).
- Reduce mixer speed to medium low, slowly add the sifted powdered sugar.
- Beat until fully mixed, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Add salt, vanilla extract; beat until fully incorporated.
- Slowly add heavy cream until you reach desired consistency.
- Separate icing and mix in colors, if desired. Using the stand mixer to mix the colors is easiest, but can also mix by hand.
Notes
Colors:
Pink - a few drops of red at a time, until desired pink shade.
Purple - a few drops of red with double the amount of blue at a time, until desired purple shade.
Orange - a few drops of red, a few drops of yellow at a time, until desired orange shade. I also ended up added a few drops of neon pink for a more vibrant shade of orange.
White - no color added.