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Buttercream Frosting

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I always use this for Birthday Cakes. It holds a good from, and takes colouring really well. It is a lot of butter, so don’t go too crazy, otherwise you’ll get bathroom issues. C. just eats the icing, and tries to give the cupcake to whoever is closest.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1-1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Cups Icing sugar
  • 3 Tbsp Milk
  • 3 Drops Food Colouring

Instructions

  • Don’t microwave your butter. Let it warm up an hour on the counter. Otherwise it gets a weird film on your icing.
  • Cream room temperature butter with a hand mixer until smooth and fluffy. Use a mixer. Seriously. If you have time to hand stir this, then you have time to find a mixer.
  • Gradually beat in icing sugar until fully incorporated. Then add the vanilla extract.
  • Pour in milk and beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add food colouring, and beat for thirty seconds until smooth.

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