All-Natural Tinted Buttercream

Name: All-Natural Tinted Buttercream
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 4 cups
Ingredients: 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted; 2 tablespoons whole milk; Pinch of kosher salt; McCormick Color from Nature food colors, in Berry, Sunflower, and Sky Blue

Rating: Unrated

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Color us impressed. We've always wanted a natural way to tint frosting any shade, and new plant-based food dyes let us go Technicolor.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Yield:

Makes 4 cups

Ingredients

3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons whole milk
Pinch of kosher salt
McCormick Color from Nature food colors, in Berry, Sunflower, and Sky Blue

Directions

Step 1

Beat butter on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and add confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla, milk, and salt and beat until buttercream is smooth. (At this point, buttercream can be covered and refrigerated up to 3 days; before using, bring to room temperature and beat on low speed until smooth.) Use food colors to tint as desired.

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Cook's Notes

For the hues shown, place 1/2 cup buttercream in each of seven small bowls. Tint as follows, then let stand 10 minutes before using to allow dyes to fully saturate.

Red
Add 1/4 teaspoon Berry and 1/8 teaspoon Sunflower.

Pink
Add 1/4 teaspoon Berry.

Orange
Add 1/4 teaspoon Sunflower and a pinch of Berry.

Yellow
Add 1/4 teaspoon Sunflower.

Green
Add 1/8 teaspoon Sky Blue and 1/8 teaspoon Sunflower.

Blue
Add 1/8 teaspoon Sky Blue.

Purple
Add 1/8 teaspoon Sky Blue and 1/8 teaspoon Berry.

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