Buttercream Icing for Cupcakes (Vanilla and Chocolate)
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The best buttercream icing for cupcakes and cakes. Includes both vanilla and chocolate frosting recipes. You only need 4 ingredients: butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla and milk. Recipe will frost 24 cupcakes or a 9×13 cake.
prep time: 5minutes minutes
cook time: 0minutes minutes
total time 5minutes minutes
serves 24
Ingredients
▢1 cup salted butter softened
▢4 cups confectioners powdered sugar
▢2 teaspoons vanilla extract use clear vanilla if you want pure white icing
▢2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
Add butter into a large bowl and cream with electric hand mixer for 1 minute. Add powdered sugar into the bowl, one cup at a time, and mix until fully combined. Add vanilla and milk and continue to mix until very fluffy, about 2-3 more minutes.
Spread (or pipe) on cupcakes, cake or sugar cookies. Enjoy!
Notes
Want to make it chocolate frosting? Add 1 1/4 cup cocoa powder when you add in the confectioners sugar.
Want to make it colored frosting? Add 3-6 drops (depending on vibrancy) of food coloring when you add in the milk.
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: buttercream icing
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