Perfect Buttercream

Vanilla Buttercream

Buttercream is a baker's staple, so having a good recipe up your sleeve is a must.

This recipe yields a light and fluffy butter cream which can be made and ready to use in under 10 minutes. Perfect for those of us how have so little time these days, but don't want to compromise on quality.

A good vanilla buttercream is by far my favourite, but you can easily change the flavour or colour, to compliment your bakes.

Go on give this recipe a try and enjoy !

Ingredients

• 1 250g Butter
• 375g Powdered Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Tablespoons Milk

Method 

Add the butter to a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and beat for 5 minutes until light, pale and doubled in volume.

Gradually add the sugar ½ cup at a time beating well in between each addition.

Once all of the sugar has been incorporated add the vanilla and milk (see note) and beat until combined.

Notes

Make sure the butter is at room temperature before making this buttercream. Remove it from the fridge 1-2 hours before. 
Only add the milk gradually if you would like to thin out the buttercream.
Optionally add coloring and/or other flavorings at the same time as you add the vanilla and milk.

If you make this recipe leave me a comment letting me know your thoughts. I would love to see what you came up with so post a picture of your buttercream decorated bakes on Instagram and tag me in it.