Ingredients
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons whipping cream
Directions
In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.
Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.
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By jan keim
on May 19, 2013
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This is a great recipe. I made a butter pecan cake, and used this recipe for the icing. I sifted my confectioners sugar and made sure the butter was soft but not melted. You can't beat/whip this recipe too much. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer with the whisk attachment. I iced the cake and then had 2/3 cup of chopped pecans and 1/3 cup of butter that I put in a 350 oven to toast. Stir the nuts every 5 minutes for 20 minutes and then cool. I put the nuts on the top of the iced cake. It got rave reviews from friends and family. I can't wait to try it with chocolate.
By pittsburghpal
Pittsburgh, PA
on May 19, 2013
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Just made this recipe and it was perfect! Reading through some of the reviews for where people had a problem with the recipe and without meaning insult, did you use butter at room temperature and did you use confectioners sugar? I can't see that your frosting would be gritty unless you used regular sugar. I did whip the butter with a table spoon of heavy cream and vanilla before adding sugar. I also added a tablespoon of cocoa powder for chocolate frosting and it was very tasty. Love this recipe. Also whipped it longer. I used a hand mixer and regular beaters.
By Dent baker
Germantown, MD
on April 28, 2013
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It's a good, quick, simple frosting recipe that is my go to frosting recipe esp if I'm in a hurry. It's the right amount of sweetness (I don't like sweet frostings. Definitely worth trying!
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