Classic American Buttercream Frosting
American Buttercream Frosting is a quick and simple frosting to top your next batch of cupcakes. Four ingredients are all you need to make this creamy, sweet, and rich vanilla frosting.
Servings 18 or more cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter room temperature
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup heavy cream or milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add room temperature butter. Beat until creamy, about 1 minute.
- Add confectioner's sugar and slowly mix until ingredients are fully combined. Then, whip at high speed for 2-3 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract and heavy cream, then whip until fluffy, another 1 to 2 minutes.
- Pipe or spread frosting with a knife onto cupcakes and serve.
Notes
- Recipe will make enough to frost up to 18 cupcakes with piped frosting, 24 cupcakes spread with a knife, a 9x13 sheet cake, a 13x18 sheet cake, or the top and middle of a round 8 or 9 inch 2-layer cake (leaving the sides bare). To frost the sides of a 2-layer cake, make an additional half batch of frosting.
- This frosting will crust, so sprinkles or additional decorations will need to be added before your frosting dries.
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 7mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 521IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg