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Creamy Buttercream Frosting

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"The success of this frosting is in the technique, not the ingredients. It's so creamy and not too sweet." — mom2frankandy

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Original recipe makes 2 layer cake Change Servings

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup confectioners' sugar

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Directions

In a large bowl, Whip the butter on high speed, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl. Whip until double in volume. This takes a very long time, approximately 10 minutes.
While still whipping, drizzle in the heavy cream. Continue whipping until the mixture is stiff, approximately 2 to 4 minutes.
Add 1/2 of the confectioners sugar and whip until smooth. At this point, you can taste the frosting and determine if you would like to add more sugar to sweeten to taste.
Thickly frosts top and sides of two 9 inch cakes.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Nov 05, 2007

As a cake designer and baker I found this recipe to be one I will use over and over again! I have tested many and this tastes and looks like an authentic Italian buttercream...but with less work!

—rachel

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Oct 13, 2003

I TRIED THIS BECAUSE I WAS DESPERATE FOR A FROSTING THAT ISN'T TOO SWEET. I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THAT THE TEXTURE IS MARVELOUS, BUT IT DOES TASTE MORE LIKE BUTTER THAN FROSTING. SUGGESTION: MAKE WITH UNSALTED BUTTER ONLY. WOULD THE SAME RECIPE WORK, CHANGING THE RATION OF BUTTER TO CREAM--LESS BUTTER, MORE CREAM?

—FRANZISKA

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72 Ratings

May 16, 2003

This is the same recipe I have, but she's right--it's all in the technique! I whipped it the full 10 minutes and it made a world of difference! Give it a try, it's well worth the extra time.

—ANGELA LU

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Oct 13, 2003

I have been using this recipe for a little while now on all my cakes. My family loves the taste. I dislike shortening based frostings. The fact that I can control the sugar is nice. I use a little more sugar for kids cakes and less for adults. You can flavor to your liking as well. Excellent!

—KAELHA

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Oct 13, 2003

This is the best frosting I have ever tasted. I added a teaspoon of vanilla and an extra 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. Great on Chocolate cake!

—Susan Leckrone

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May 21, 2008

Unless you like eating a stick of butter on your cake I would not make this frosting. I think there must be a typo, I added 1/2 butter to 1 cup sugar and 1 cup cream and this came out really well, I also added some vanilla essence to give it some flavour.

—Jaimie

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Mar 01, 2005

I love this recipe. It's almost like very thick whipped cream. You absolutely must use unsalted butter, though. Otherwise it will taste like whipped butter, as many others have said.

—LAURAS411

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Jan 05, 2010

This is a great recipe. NO RAW EGGS! A huge plus since all Italian or Swiss buttercreams call for egg whites. But the recipe could use improvements. 1. half a teaspoon(or more) of vanilla adds a lot of flavor. 2. Some of my tasters felt that there was too much of a "butter felling" in the texture; the method I used for correcting the texture was adding small amounts of extra confectioners sugar, no more than half a cup, to the frosting and whipping it for a couple of minutes longer. If the frosting became stiff you would have to 1 to 2 tablespoons of whipping cream. After adding the extra sugar the frosting became to sweet, so to tone down the sweetness, I slowly added pinches of salt to the frosting, a baker's secret. Be very careful not to add too much salt!

—MyAdventureToBecomingABaker

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Nutrition

Calories
380 kcal
19%

Carbohydrates
11 g
4%

Cholesterol
109 mg
36%

Fat
38 g
59%

Fiber
0 g
0%

Protein
0.7 g
1%

Sodium
226 mg
9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Creamy Buttercream Frosting

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 380
Calories from Fat: 342

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 38g 59 %
Saturated Fat 24g 120 %
Cholesterol 109mg 36 %
Sodium 226mg 9 %
Potassium 24mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 11g 4 %
Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
Protein 0.7g 1 %
Sugars 10.3g
Vitamin A 25 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 3 %
Iron < 1 %
Thiamin < 1 %
Niacin 1 %
Vitamin B6 < 1 %
Magnesium < 1 %
Folate 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.