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Famous Buttercream Frosting

The best buttercream for decorating your cakes!
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Salted Butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 lb Powder Sugar sifted
  • 2 tsp Pure Vanilla extract

Equipment

  • 1 Standing Mixer
  • 1 Spatula

Method
 

  1. Add butter to standing mixer. Mix on low for about 5 mins until the butter is a pale yellow.
  2. Slowly add in the powder sugar 1 cup at a time. Go slow or you'll have powder sugar everywhere.
  3. Add in vanilla halfway through adding powder sugar. This will make it easier to mix in the rest of the sugar.
  4. Remove from the mixer. You're ready to decorate your cake!