Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, buttercream icing. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Buttercream Icing is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Buttercream Icing is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Our favorite creamy and fluffy buttercream frosting that is still perfect for piping and decorating. After failing to find the perfect recipe for buttercream icing, I found one that worked for me and then. Today I'm sharing with you how to make perfect buttercream Icing.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have buttercream icing using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Buttercream Icing:
- Make ready 1 & 1/2 cups butter (at room temperature)
- Get 1 & 1/2 cups shortening (regular or butter flavored)
- Take 6 cups powered sugar
- Make ready 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- Prepare 3 tsp vanilla extract
- Make ready 1 tsp almond extract (optional)
- Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
Use this simple buttercream icing recipe to decorate your birthday cakes, cupcakes and sandwich biscuits. Try adding a little food colouring gel for a splash of colour to your butter icing. Buttercream cake icing recipes can vary in ingredients, each having a sightly different consistancy and texture, it can be silky, creamy or even fluffy. This is due to the varying quantities and ratios of.
Steps to make Buttercream Icing:
- Start by whipping your butter and shorting (electric mixer is a must) mix for at least 5 minutes. You'll be able to tell that it is done when the butter turns white. (The mixing here is crucial!) side note the butter you see here is pure Irish butter, made from grass fed cows. Now, the butter you use does not have to be this brand, just make sure it is a pure, high grade butter.
- By one cup at a time, SIFT and add your powered sugar. (Sifting your sugar is also very important, to get that super smooth texture) side note Domino brand works well…Ive used off brand sugar multiple times and it just never turns out the same. Key words to look for are PURE CANE SUGAR 😉
- Once all of your sugar is incorporated, add salt and mix for about 5 minutes.
- Add your cream, vanilla, and almond extract. Continue mixing for another 3-5 minutes.
- You can also add food coloring at this time! Mix until color is fully blended.
- Enjoy!!
This classic buttercream icing recipe is the perfect way to top cakes and cupcakes. Master this basic recipe and then you can enjoy experimenting with lots of different flavours and colours. This buttercream icing is still is amazing, melt in your mouth, whippy, ultimate swirly cupcake worthy. It was fantastic on the homemade chocolate cake I made to go with it the very first time I whipped it up. Buttercream is a delicious filling and frosting for cakes and cupcakes.
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