Easy Buttercream for Sunflower Cupcake Cake

Name: Easy Buttercream for Sunflower Cupcake Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 5 cups (enough for one 5-inch cake and 75 cupcakes)
Ingredients: 4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

The name says it all for this quick, three-ingredient frosting.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, March 2011

10 mins 10 mins Makes 5 cups (enough for one 5-inch cake and 75 cupcakes)

Total Time Prep Yield

Ingredients

4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Beat butter and vanilla with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Raise speed to high, and beat until well combined, 10 to 20 seconds more. Transfer to a bowl, and cover with plastic wrap until ready to use.