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Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

SUBMITTED BY: Taste of Home Test Kitchen PHOTO BY: sam i am

"This rich, buttery frosting has just the right amount of sweetness. So it's a perfect compliment to any flavor cake."

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	30 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
6 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a heavy saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; cook over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Add a small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook 2 minutes longer or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
In a mixing bowl with the whisk attachment, cream butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually beat in cooked sugar mixture. Beat in confectioners' sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes. If necessary, refrigerate until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Store in the refrigerator.

FOOTNOTE

Classic Chocolate Buttercream Frosting: Prepare buttercream frosting as directed above and set aside. In a saucepan or microwave, melt 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips with 1/4 cup water; stir until smooth. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Stir into buttercream frosting. Yield: 3 cups.

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Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2008 by Justine

although the only downfall is how long it takes for the sugar mixture to cool down, this is... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2006 by shan~

This was good, but I ended up adding 2 cups of powdered sugar rather than 6 T. The mixture... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2008 by Clare

This was excellent! I have never made icing like this before and I'm glad I gave it a try. I... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2008 by Tammie

This was very good. Had a vanilla-custard-butter taste, must be from all the egg yolks. You... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2007 by jodes72

I thought this was going to be much more "putsy" than it was. Going by previous reviews, I... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2008 by FLIESE

While this recipe is okay, it just isn't right. First, the minor problem of the color being... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2006 by A Bowers

My eggs cooked up a bit, maybe lack of stirring "constantly"...I'm not sure. Though it really... MORE