Fool-proof Buttercream Icing
From lailahusain 13 years ago
- 10 - 15mins to make
- Serves n/a
This is a fool proof recipe! After trying and testing many time, I have come across the perfect buttercream recipe with the correct butter to icing sugar ratio. You can add food colouring to it or flavourings or sifted cocoa powder or even citrus zest. Read more The consistency of this buttercream is perfect for piping and spreading onto cupcakes or other cakes of your choice. See less
Ingredients
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- 125g softened butter shopping list
- 500g sifted icing sugar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon of milk shopping list
How to make it
- 1. In a large mixing bowl, mix the softened butter with sifted icing sugar in small intervals (5 tablespoons a time).
- 2. when half the icing sugar has been encorporated, add the milk.
- 3. Stop mixing until ALL icing sugar is fully encorporated into the butter.
- * DONT OVERMIX THE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING, OTHERWISE POCKETS OF AIR WILL FORM.
- 3. if wanted, add sifted cocoa powder or citrus zest or flavouring and blend till encorporated fully.
- This frosting will keep in the fridge for 3 months and can also be frozen.
The Rating
Reviewed by 1 people-
Very good. It hardens a bit after you ice the cake so you can cover it and it will not smudge. Thank you.
nicolemnickel
in Calgary loved it
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