Butter Frosting Recipe
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Butter Frosting

By: Desiree 
"Rich frosting, great on Banana Spice Cookies."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (113)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 5 cups
 

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 4 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a bowl beat butter or margarine until fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of the confectioners' sugar, beating well.
  2. Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla. Slowly beat in remaining sugar. Beat in additional milk, if needed, to make of spreading consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 58 | Total Fat: 1.3g | Cholesterol: 3mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2008 by Amystar79   view full review
Great frosting. i used it on top of chocolate cupcakes and it was fantastic. I tinted all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2003 by MULLENAX   view full review
I just tried this after finding out that I was out of shortening to make the buttercream...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2006 by Jlabourene   view full review
The frosting was tasty, though it was a bit too sweet so I added more butter and less sugar....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2011 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Nice, basic and dependable butter cream frosting, but just a tad on the sweet side if you use...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2003 by MRSHUGGER   view full review
My family loves this recipe! It is really simple, fast, and can be used on many different...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2003 by MCDICARA11   view full review
this is the receipe my mom used for all our cookies, especially at Christmas. You can add food...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 9, 2003 by The Bunny Chef Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was so easy!! My cousin and I made this at 2 am to frost a lemon cake. We added lemon...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2008 by AUSSIEMUM1   view full review
I halved the sugar in this recipe and all my family still said it was way too sweet. It was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2010 by mominml   view full review
Loved this frosting. Came out a great piping consistency. Tried to duplicate the candy corn...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2003 by TERYN   view full review
Easy and good.

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