Buttercream Frosting Recipe
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Buttercream Frosting

By: Diana Wilson 
"'This basic buttery frosting has unmatchable homemade taste,' assures Diana Wilson of Denver, Colorado. 'With a few simple variations, you can come up with different colors and flavors-from orange, lemon and mint to chocolate and peanut butter.'"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (220)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 8 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup milk

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Add milk until frosting reaches desired consistency.

Footnotes

  • For Chocolate Frosting: Substitute 1/2 cup baking cocoa for 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar. For Peanut Butter Frosting: Substitute peanut butter for butter. For Lemon-or Orange-Flavored Frosting: Substitute lemon or orange juice for milk and add 1 teaspoon grated lemon or orange peel. For Almond-or Peppermint-Flavored Frosting: Substitute almond or peppermint extract for the vanilla. Liquid or paste food coloring may be added to match flavoring (green for mint, for example) or for contrast when decorating.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2008 by lizryan   view full review
The recipe was very good but I changed a lot of it. It kind of seemed outrageous to have 8...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2007 by caryn   view full review
Very tasty but I used only 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup) and only 3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2008 by MizDatBC   view full review
I liked this recipe because I had all the ingredients on hand. I think the the trick is to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2009 by tessakib   view full review
This is also yummy with almond extract! My mother used to be a cake decorator and this is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2009 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made half the recipe, which generously frosted twelve cupcakes. I found I needed only 3-1/2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2009 by CookieMonkey   view full review
Excellent basic buttercream recipe. You need to have the butter at room temp or cool (butter...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2006 by ChristineLV   view full review
Wonderful! Not too rich at all, nice consistency. Dries very smooth, not at all dry & crusty....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2008 by Evee   view full review
a good basic recipe. I found that the best tactic with the sugar was to just add it to the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2007 by L   view full review
I found this is a good recipe. But I added a little more vanilla and decreased the powdered...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2007 by UNIONJGIRL   view full review
Don't know what I did wrong, the frosting was too runny and way too sweet.

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