Amazing. Amazing, amazing, amazing! This frosting is delicious and has an awesome piping consistency. I can see where people would say it is too sweet. It is definitely on the sweeter side. But I think it tastes very similar to what you would find in a bakery.

This is very sweet icing, which pairs nicely with the Magnolia cupcake itself. Never used it to ice a cupcake from another recipe. I beat the butter by itself for a while and cream it for a longer than normal period. I've rarely used the same amount of confec's sugar each time, but tend toward the higher amount (7-8 cups). In summer I put in the fridge a few minutes otherwise it's a bit too soft.

I thought this recipe was great... Easy, yummy and it can be made ahead to save time!! I left butter out until it was very soft, added only 6 cups of confectioners' sugar and beat with other ingred's for 5-6 min on med speed and it was perfect consistency.

I found this buttercream to be a challenge. If you add the 8 c. sugar you get the desired consistency, but if you don't (I added 6 c. because I found it far too sweet), then it's runny and easily separates. I put it in the fridge for awhile to set before spreading, and that helped a little bit. Beating it longer doesn't help with the separating. I will make again, but with modifications.

Just finished making this buttercream...YUMMY! I am finding it hard not to eat it right out of the bowl! Easy to prepare and delicious to eat! Thank you Magnolia!

Just finished making this buttercream...YUMMY! I am finding it hard not to eat it right out of the bowl! Easy to prepare and delicious to eat! Thank you Magnolia!