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The Best Buttercream Icing Recipe Ever

November 15, 2017

Buttercream Icing Recipe

You know when you see those awesome piped cupcakes and think, why don’t mine ever look like that? It’s probably because you don’t have the best buttercream icing recipe ever. This one works like magic every time.

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Butter Cream Icing

Prep 15 mins

Total 15 mins

Yield 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 500 grams of icing sugar
  • 160 grams of unsalted butter (room temp)
  • 50ml milk
  • 4 drops of vanilla extract 
  • as much food colouring as you need to get the right colour

Instructions

  1. Beat the icing sugar and butter together in a mixer with a whisk attachment on slow speed until it combines. 
  2. Add the milk and vanilla extract slowly. 
  3. Turn it up to high speed and beat for about six minutes.

And if you forgot to let your butter get to room temperature and you’re in a rush (or if you’re in Australia and it’s Summer and that’s not an option) just head here for my super handy baking tips.  They will sort you out. Enjoy.

Buttercream Icing Recipe

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