Easy buttercream recipe

This buttercream is easy to make and delicious. Go ahead and whip some up.

Updated Jul 20, 2017

Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 4 cups icing sugar 6 tbsp 35% cream

Instructions:

Beat 1 cup butter in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, until creamy, 1 min. Gradually add the icing sugar. (It's okay if it looks dry!) Beat in the 35% cream until fluffy and smooth, 1to 2 min.

Variations:

Vanilla: Beat in 2 tsp vanilla extract.

Chocolate: Beat in 8oz melted, unsweetened chocolate.

Berry: Beat in 3 tbsp strawberry, raspberry or blueberry jam. Taste, then beat in more jam, if desired.

Lemon: Beat in 1/2 tsp lemon extract and 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice. If the buttercream gets a little runny, beat in more icing sugar until fluffy.

This article was originally published on Apr 03, 2016

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