Buttercream Frosting Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Make delicious cupcakes fast with this simply delicious Buttercream Frosting. You'll never use store-bought frosting again!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 3 ingredients, 30 minutes or less, baked goods, cakes, cookies, cupcakes

Servings: Batch

Calories: 3155kcal

Ingredients

1 cup butter room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

With a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
Add heavy cream and vanilla extract and mix on medium high until just combined. If your frosting is too thick, you can add additional heavy cream one tablespoon at a time. If it is too runny add additional powdered sugar a 1/4 cup at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.

Notes

VARIATIONS - Follow the recipe, but substitute the vanilla extract with any of the following -

Red Hot Cinnamon Buttercream - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract + 1 teaspoon cinnamon extract
Lemon Buttercream - 2 teaspoons lemon extract + 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Vanilla Bean - 1 Vanilla Bean, scraped
Cookie Shop Sugar Cookies - 1-2 teaspoons of almond extract

SUBSTITUTIONS - Feel free to substitute a vegan butter spread for the regular butter and/or soy or rice milk in place of the heavy cream. I like using Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Spread and vanilla soy milk.

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