Vanilla Buttercream Tutorial

Name: Vanilla Buttercream
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 7-inch cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 grams unsalted butter; 900 grams - 1kg of icing sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-3 tablespoons milk

by Rosie's Dessert Spot September 23, 2021

written by Rosie's Dessert Spot September 23, 2021

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Vanilla Buttercream is on the menu in Book recipe, and we are going to teach you how to make this delicious recipe from scratch!

In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to quickly whip up some vanilla buttercream. Super easy to do and goes really well inside and outside your cakes or atop your cupcakes.

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Vanilla Buttercream

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Serves: 7-inch cake Prep Time: 20 Minutes Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

500 grams unsalted butter
900 grams - 1kg of icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

whip butter for about 1 minute until nice and smooth
gradually add in your icing sugar in batches (I usually add about 3/4 cup each time). Beat on low until the icing sugar has been absorbed. Then beat on medium speed for 1 minute before adding in your next batch of icing sugar. Repeat this process until all the icing sugar has been incorporated.
Add in your milk one tablespoon at a time and beat on medium to high speed for 1 - 2 minutes.

Notes

BUTTERCREAM RECIPE to fill and coat a 7-inch cake
I personally have found that by adding a little extra milk and beating the buttercream on high speed for an extra 1 to 2 minutes helps to bread down and dissolve the icing sugar. This should help to eliminate the grainy texture that you can sometimes find with buttercream.

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Vanilla Buttercream Tutorial