Buttercream
This buttercream recipe is your ticket to frosting fabulousness - an irresistibly creamy cloud that makes every bake a celebration.
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Method
2) You can adjust the consistency by adding more buttermilk, if you prefer a softer icing. This is a base icing adjustable to having ingredients added for your own flavors.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Spread the love! This buttercream recipe is pure icing bliss.
Meet your new best baking buddy - a luscious, melt-on-the-tongue easy buttercream that turns the simplest bake into a centrepiece showstopper. Whether icing cupcakes, swirling cakes, or sandwiching biscuits, this fab frosting is the ultimate finishing touch for any home baker.
At its heart, this buttercream frosting recipe blends softened unsalted butter with sifted icing sugar, a pinch of salt, a splash of vanilla and a drizzle of buttermilk.
But it’s what you can do to this easy buttercream recipe that really brings the fun! Add melted chocolate or cocoa powder for a chocolate buttercream, a dash of espresso for mocha magic, or a swirl of lemon zest for springtime zing. Stir in berry puree for a pop of colour, or tint it with food colouring to match any party theme - bright pastels for birthdays, bold red for Valentine’s Day, or winter whites for a frosty festive cake.
Pipe this easy buttercream high onto cupcakes, spread generously over layer cakes, or use it as filling between sponge rounds. From simple bakes to grand celebration tiers, this buttercream recipe is a baker’s best friend - an endlessly adaptable, guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
