Quick and Almost-Professional Buttercream Icing
Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream
After failing to find the perfect recipe for buttercream icing, I found one that worked for me and then added my own two cents.
Servings per recipe: 8
Calories per serving: 228
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 15m
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 drops food coloring, or as needed (optional)
Directions:
- 1 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.
- 2 Pour in milk and beat for an additional 3-4 minutes. Add food coloring, if using, and beat for thirty seconds until smooth or until desired color is reached.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 11.6g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 11mg | |
| Total Carbohydrates | 31.5g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | |
| Protein | 0.2g | |
| Sugars | 31g | |
| Vitamin A | 362IU | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | |
| Calcium | 8mg | |
| Iron | 0mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 0mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 1mg | |
| Folate | 1mcg |
