Butter Cream Icing Recipe
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Easy Butter Cream Icing
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Easy Butter Cream Icing
Only 3 Ingredients!
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Beat the butter in a stand mixer on medium/high until it is smooth. Slowly add 1/2 Cup of powdered sugar until blended. Repeat until all of the powdered sugar is incorporated. Mix in the vanilla. The finished icing should be smooth and creamy.
This icing can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reduced Quantity
For a smaller mix, use:
4oz butter
10oz sugar
¼ spoon vanilla extract
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These compliment butter cream icing perfectly
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Use powder or paste icing color to color your butter cream icing. It will not change the consistency of your icing like liquid food coloring.
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Do you love butter cream icing?
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quester
Apr 1, 2012 @ 7:15 pm | delete
- yes - love it - we love this icing
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cffutah
Jan 29, 2012 @ 9:43 am | delete
- surprised to see no one pin this, so I did!
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Joe
Jul 30, 2011 @ 9:12 pm | delete
- I find that adding a tablespoon of coffee to the mix gives a really good, though deep flavour to the icing. Sorry if a 'tablespoon' makes no sense, do you use that outside the UK?
Amazing, I came to the site to discuss a WordPress plugin, and then start discussing icing :o)
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SemperFidelis
Sep 30, 2010 @ 7:16 pm | delete
- Absolutely sinful, but reeeaaaallllly yummy looking! ~ Colleen :)
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JJNW
Sep 26, 2010 @ 1:42 am | delete
- Yum! Yes!
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Obscure_Treasures
Aug 22, 2010 @ 3:24 pm | delete
- Fantastic food idea, great lens, Thanks.
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LisaAuch
Aug 13, 2010 @ 5:34 pm | delete
- you have just made my husbands night - this is his favourite cake filling/topping really just loves butter icing!.
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