Buttercream Frosting Wedding Cake

Butter confectioners sugar and milk.

Buttercream frosting wedding cake. The icing is known for its supersweet flavor and slightly gritty consistency. Cream together softened butter shortening and milk with an electric mixer. I stopped at 4 cups of sugar for the main icing and then added one cup to the remining frosting for the piping.

It s very important to mix this long step 2 add the rest of the powdered sugar and beat just enough to mix in. The buttercream frosting is made by creaming butter with powdered sugar vanilla salt and a little bit of heavy cream then whipping it into the perfect buttercream frosting. American buttercream is the easiest and most common buttercream frosting and the quickest to make.

Tips for this vanilla buttercream recipe. Directions cream butter and shortening until fluffy. My chocolate buttercream frosting is another favorite for topping wedding cupcakes.

It also creates cakes with a smooth finish. It s often used for piping and decorating cakes. This is why it s called buttercream frosting.

Next add the clear vanilla extract. Add salt flavorings and enough whipping cream to make the consistency you need. Step 1 mix shortening water vanilla almond extract and half of the powdered sugar with a mixer for 5 10 minutes.

A new favorite for a wedding cake frosting. The frosting should taste light airy and like sweetened whipped butter. It s made with three basic ingredients.