frosting
Buttercream Frosting X2 + Tips
Regular Buttercream Frosting
1/2 cup Butter softened
2 cups Icing Sugar
5 tbsp Cream
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1/4 tsp Salt optional
Instructions
Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer, start beating the softened and cubed butter until pale in colour, light and fluffy. This may take anywhere around 10-12 mins depending upon how soft your butter is. Do remember to scrape the bowl every now and then so that you beat the butter evenly.
Meanwhile, sift your icing sugar at least twice. Keep aside.
Once the butter is pale, light and fluffy start adding your sifted icing sugar in batches. Once you add 1/2 cup or first set of icing sugar, beat it at low speed until some of the sugar is absorbed and mixed in and then increase the speed and count till 30. You have to beat the butter and sugar for not more than 30 sec to a minute each time. Repeat the step until all the sugar is used up.
Then in goes the flavouring essence of your choice, colour. Give a quick mix. Start adding a tbsp of cream at a time until you reach the desired consistency of your choice.
Once all the ingredients are in, beat the buttercream for 3 mins to ensure that everything is well combined and the buttercream is smooth and fluffy.
You are now ready to use this buttercream frosting.
Condensed Milk Buttercream Frosting
1 cup Butter
1/2 cup Condensed Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
Instructions
Start by beating the butter until pale, light and fluffy
Add in the condensed milk and flavouring of your choice.
Beat until stiff and well combined
Your condensed milk buttercream frosting is all ready to use
Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer, start beating the softened and cubed butter until pale in colour, light and fluffy. This may take anywhere around 10-12 mins depending upon how soft your butter is. Do remember to scrape the bowl every now and then so that you beat the butter evenly.
Meanwhile, sift your icing sugar at least twice. Keep aside.
Once the butter is pale, light and fluffy start adding your sifted icing sugar in batches. Once you add 1/2 cup or first set of icing sugar, beat it at low speed until some of the sugar is absorbed and mixed in and then increase the speed and count till 30. You have to beat the butter and sugar for not more than 30 sec to a minute each time. Repeat the step until all the sugar is used up.
Then in goes the flavouring essence of your choice, colour. Give a quick mix. Start adding a tbsp of cream at a time until you reach the desired consistency of your choice.
Once all the ingredients are in, beat the buttercream for 3 mins to ensure that everything is well combined and the buttercream is smooth and fluffy.
You are now ready to use this buttercream frosting.
Condensed Milk Buttercream Frosting
Start by beating the butter until pale, light and fluffy
Add in the condensed milk and flavouring of your choice.
Beat until stiff and well combined
Your condensed milk buttercream frosting is all ready to use
5 IMPORTANT TIPS TO HELP YOU PERFECT YOUR BUTTERCREAM ICING RECIPE!
- By room temperature butter, recipes mean you must use softened butter through which you can easily slide your finger.
- Always beat the butter until it is light, creamy, fluffy and pale before starting to add icing sugar. This is the secret of making fluffy buttercream frosting.
- It is important to sift the icing sugar at least twice before adding it to the butter. That way you can be sure to get smooth buttercream icing. Some do not find this step important but trust me on this and just don’t skip it.
- Once you start adding your icing sugar, do not beat it for more than 30 sec to a minute or else you would end up creating bubbles in your buttercream frosting which would show up when you frost a cake.
- Always use Cream as your liquid of choice, that makes the frosting creamier, tastier and flavourful. Adapted from: spicesnflavors
