Butter Frosting
By sarajaved
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Ingredients
- •1/3 cup butter
- •1/4 teaspoon salt
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 pound (3 1/2 cups) confectioners sugar, sifted if it's organic or has visible lumps
- •3 to 4 tablespoons milk or light cream, or enough to make smooth and spreadable
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Cream butter, salt, and vanilla, beating with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar gradually, beating after each addition. Add 3 tablespoons milk or light cream, beating until smooth. Beat in more milk until desired spreading consistency is reached and the frosting is spreadable. Makes about 2 1/3 cups of frosting, enough to frost tops and sides of of an 8-inch 2-layer cake or a 10-inch tube or bundt cake, or about 1 dozen cupcakes.
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