Basic Buttercream Frosting is a good basic vanilla frosting, which tastes delicious on cakes and cupcakes.
It is easily adaptable to flavoured frostings, Orange Frosting, Lemon Frosting and Mocha Frosting.
Enjoy!
Basic Buttercream Frosting
Print recipe| Serves | Makes enough for top and sides of 8 or 9 inch square cake or 18 mediums sized cup cakes |
| Inspiration | Purity Cook Book |
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp soft butter
- 1/2 Tsp vanilla extract
- 2 Cups icing sugar
- 2 - 2 1/2 Tbsp warm cream or milk
Directions
| Basic Buttercream Frosting | |
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Cream the butter. Beat in the vanilla. Blend in the icing sugar alternately with the warm cream.  | |
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Double the recipe to fill and frost two 8 or 9 inch layers.  | |
| Orange Butter Frosting | |
| Prepare as for Buttercream Frosting following the recipe, but omitting the vanilla and substituting 2 to 2 1/2 tbsp of warm orange juice. Finally, blend in 1 tsp of finely grated orange peel. | |
| Mocha Butter Frosting | |
| Prepare as for Buttercream Frosting following the recipe, but add 3 tbsp of cocoa powder to the creamed butter. Substitute 2 to 2 1/2 tbsp of hot coffee for the cream. | |
| Lemon Butter Frosting | |
| Prepare as for Buttercream Frosting following the recipe, but substitute lemon extract for the vanilla extract. Use 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 1 to 1/2 tbsp of warm milk. Finally, blend in 1 tsp of finely grated lemon peel. | |