How to make buttercream frosting

Super creamy and fluffy, not too sweet — this is quite possibly the BEST whipped buttercream frosting recipe ever… A must try!

Whipped Buttercream Frosting

Call me crazy, but I’ve never been much of a fan of frosting. More often than not, I scrape as much of it off my cupcake or slice of cake as possible — kids LOVE khổng lồ sit next khổng lồ me at parties!

But this whipped buttercream frosting? Oh, this buttercream frosting… I personally think it is THE best buttercream frosting recipe. EVER.

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và I don’t take calling any recipe “the best” lightly.

Vanilla Whipped Buttercream Frosting Ingredients

Now I realize that there are really only so many ways to make buttercream frosting. A simple Google tìm kiếm yields thousands upon thousands of results.

But a truly delicious buttercream icing is as much about the technique, as it is about the ingredients. We’ll talk technique in just a moment, but let’s begin with the ingredients for this whipped buttercream (and there are just 4 of them!)…

Start with fresh, high-quality ingredients: softened salted butter, heavy whipping cream, pure vanilla extract, and confectioners’ sugar.

Yes, I did specify salted butter — I prefer khổng lồ use salted butter in my buttercream icing recipe. However, you should lưu ý that the salt content can vary by brand of butter.

My all-time fave is the Horizon Organic brand, but the Kirkland organic butter from Costco is an excellent option, as well. In fact, I strongly suspect that it may actually BE the Horizon brand repackaged for bulk sale. Feel không tính phí to experiment khổng lồ find your favorite, though!

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Don’t have salted butter on hand? As an alternative, you can also use unsalted butter and showroom about 1/8 teaspoon of table salt khổng lồ the recipe.

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Also, I stay away from adding shortening. Sure, it’s useful for helping the buttercream frosting hold its shape better in warm weather. But I find it creates an oily texture & dilutes the flavor. NOT what we want in a dreamy, fluffy buttercream!

How to lớn Make Whipped Cream Buttercream Frosting

Now we get to lớn the technique… Whipped buttercream is the name of the game — super creamy và fluffy & not too sweet!

The key lớn what I consider the best whipped buttercream frosting recipe ever starts with perfectly softened butter. We’re not talking room temperature, but you should be able to leave an impression in it fairly easily.

Allow plenty of time for it khổng lồ reach this consistency, especially in cooler weather. & whatever you do, please do not use the microwave lớn soften it — 99.9% of the time it will get too soft, and it’s impossible lớn recover it at that point.

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Easy Whipped Buttercream Frosting In 4 Steps

Follow these four simple steps lớn produce a delicious homemade buttercream icing:

1| địa chỉ cửa hàng your softened butter to a stand mixer và beat it with a flat paddle for about three minutes on medium.

2| Turn the mixer off and địa chỉ the confectioners’ sugar. Set on low until thoroughly incorporated.

3| When the butter và confectioners’ sugar start to lớn create a dough-like ball, you can showroom the vanilla extract và 3 tablespoons of heavy cream. Whip on medium-high for about three minutes.

4| Continue to add more heavy cream by the tablespoon until the frosting reaches your desired consistency. Less cream equals thicker frosting and more cream creates a thinner frosting.

Voila! Is this an easy buttercream frosting recipe, or what?! If you’ve ever wanted khổng lồ learn how to make whipped icing lượt thích Walmart, this is as close as you can get — but BETTER, in my opinion!!!

Best Buttercream Frosting

For a batch of frosting that’s the consistency of what’s shown in these photos, I used a total of 4 tablespoons of cream. It was super creamy & fluffy, the perfect consistency for piping with a large tip onto my cupcakes.