Basic Buttercream
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Martha Stewart Living, February 2008
- Yield Makes about 4 cups
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Ingredients
- 12 ounces (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- Beat butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce speed to medium. Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes. (After every 2 additions, increase speed to high, and beat for 10 seconds, then reduce speed to medium-high). Add vanilla, and beat until buttercream is smooth. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. (Bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth before using.)
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Awesome recipe! (:
Awesome recipe! (:
I used this with the one-bowl chocolate cupcakes. Very good. The bad part was that my arm got tired mixing in the sugar incrementally. Seems like to took forever (I followed the directions exactly)!
love it
j8
Oops...not muffins, the chocolate chip cupcakes!
This is a super easy recipe, but not even close to the best buttercream I've had or made. The powdered sugar doesn't make it grainy but it's not a totally smooth frosting either. it is EXTREMELY sweet...I paired it with the chocolate chip muffins and it's almost too sugary to enjoy.
Try a couple tsps. of cream instead of water.
I added 1tsp of vanilla and 2-3 tsp of water for consistency. I piped onto cupcakes, definitely enough for 24 cupcakes as I only used about 1/2 for the 12 I did. Also, 4 cups of confectioners sugar to a pound is correct. Also, they have nifty 1lb boxes of confectioners sugar as well.
I added 1tsp of vanilla and 2-3 tsp of water for consistency. I piped onto cupcakes, definitely enough for 24 cupcakes as I only used about 1/2 for the 12 I did. Also, 4 cups of confectioners sugar to a pound is correct. Also, they have nifty 1lb boxes of confectioners sugar as well.
i think it's 4 cups for confectioner's sugar to the pound...
how many cups equal a pound?
Where is the chocolate in the recipe? The picture shows chocolate frosting.
No liquid??
This recipe is delicious! I have received nothing but compliments. And my frosting was very smooth and creamy -- no "grainy" issues.
Confectioner's sugar is POWDERED sugar - how did it get grainy???
Grainy from confectioners' sugar and I even used less than recipe called for (and sifted it). Not very buttery. Good but not as great as I expected it to be.