a great recipe for buttercreme icing?

Question

good icing for a cake is hard to find. I like the home made icing. i like buttercreme. how do i begin to make it

Answer 1

this is the recipe i use:
1 stick of butter, softened & whipped til creamy
4 c powdered sugar
1/4 milk
1 tsp vanilla
You will have to add sugar/milk to taste & texture. If you want it chocolate, add unsweetend cocoa (1/4-1/2 cup depending on how chocolately you want it?
Everyone in my family & beyond LOVES it when I make this frosting!

Answer 2

Here is the one that I use whenever I bake a cake. It is really good and everyone enjoys it. I hope that you will also like it too.

Buttercream Icing I
(My favorite version for decorating)
2 sticks butter, room temperature
2 cups Crisco shortening
1 teaspoon butter flavoring (Wilton’s makes the best flavored version)
1 teaspoon vanilla (I use Wilton’s Clear Vanilla)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 pounds powdered cane sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon meringue powder (optional but the texture will be smoother)* Meringue powder can be found in craft stores/Walmart that sell Wilton baking pans and tips.
Water as necessary (I usually add about 2 tablespoons but you may need more or less depending on the humidity in your neighborhood)
In the mixer, mix butter, Crisco shortening, and salt together to incorporate, about 5 minutes on low.
Add almond, butter and vanilla extracts. Mix together well. Add about 1 pound of powdered sugar and the meringue powder and mix.
Add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar at a time and mix until you get the consistency you want.
Add a little milk, a teaspoon at a time, if necessary to thin the frosting. Blend well on low for several minutes.
Use immediately or cover and refrigerate. NOTE: Buttercream Icing will last for weeks as long as it is well sealed.
This icing is used for icing cakes and cookies as well

Answer 3

Buttercreme Icing

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
3-4 Tbsp. milk
4 cups Super-Smooth Icing Sugar
Cream butter, shortening and vanilla until mixed well. Slowly add powdered sugar. Mix until well blended and smooth. Gradually add milk to reach desired consistency for intended use.

Yield: Enough to cover one 9"x13" sheet or two 9" round layers.


Chocolate Cookie Buttercream Frosting

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk

DIRECTIONS
Mix together all ingredients. May need to add more milk (slowly) until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. Spread on cake or Chocolate Cookies or other cookies or bars of your choice. Enjoy!

Answer 4

I have come to love this recipe from Wilton because it mixes the best of homemade and fluffy bakery icings...


Extra Special Buttercream Icing

This icing is similar to the flavor and has a medium consistency like bakery icing. It is ideal for frosting and borders.

2 cups solid vegetable shortening*
2 lbs. confectioners' sugar (There are 4 cups to a pound)
1/2 tsp. salt
1-2 tsp. clear vanilla or your favorite flavoring
6-8 oz. whipping cream

Cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar and continue creaming until well-blended.

Add salt, flavoring and whipping cream; blend on low speed until moistened.

Beat at high speed until icing is fluffy.

Extra-Special Buttercream icing needs to be refrigerated, both after it is made and when it is placed on a cake. It will keep 3-5 days in the refrigerator.

*You may substitute 1 cup butter or margarine plus 1 cup solid vegetable shortening to achieve a more buttery taste.

Yield: 7 1/2 cups.

Answer 5

"An easy to make egg-free frosting that works great for decorating cookies for holidays, birthdays and parties. When you need to add coloring to icing, use color paste. If you use liquid coloring, you may need to add more confectioner's sugar."
Original recipe yield: 2 -1/2 cups

PREP TIME 15 Min
READY IN 15 Min


INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and vanilla. Blend in the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk, and continue mixing until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered until ready to decorate.

Answer 6

I have been making this for years and everyone tells me that it is the best frosting they have ever had.....

8 oz Marscapone (italian cream cheese)at room temp
1 cube butter(unsalted)at room temp
3 3/4 cup powdered sugar
2-3 teaspoons(to your taste...I like alot!)Vanilla..the best is from Madagascar

beat the butter and Marscapone in mixer on low........stop the machine and then add the sugar in a little at a time until well incorporated(about a minute)...after all the sugar add your Vanilla ..then increase the speed to medium and blend until fluffy(usually about 1 more minute).......use the frosting at once to frost your cake.

this is pure decedance!

Eat well and life is better!

Answer 7

This delicious frosting can be made into peanut butter frosting by stirring in about 1/2 cup of peanut butter after it's made; or chocolate frosting by beating in 2 squares melted unsweetened chocolate at the very end.
INGREDIENTS:

* 1 cup butter, softened
* 6-7 cups powdered or confectioner's sugar
* 1/4 tsp. salt
* 6-9 Tbsp. milk
* 2 tsp. vanilla

PREPARATION:
In large bowl, cream butter until very fluffy. Add part of the sugar and salt and beat again. Continue adding sugar and milk in small batches, alternately, beating until very fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Fill and frost cake.

Here's a link to many versions
http://baking.about.com/rsrch.htm?zIsPG=gSrch&zIsT=Desserts%20/%20Baking&zIsD=baking&terms=buttercream

Answer 8

Yeah! Very easy....

4 Sticks butter (2 cups) Softened.
1 package of 10x or powdered sugar.

Add butter to stand mixer and mix on medium until butter lightens in color and is soft. Bring to low and SLOWLY add the package of sugar. Refrigerate, enjoy

Answer 9

In super bowl, cream shortening and butter with electric powered mixer. upload vanilla. steadily upload sugar, one cup at a time, beating properly on medium velocity. Scrape sides and backside of bowl often. while all sugar has been jumbled together, icing will look dry. upload milk and beat at medium velocity till gentle and fluffy. save bowl lined with a damp fabric till waiting to apply.

Answer 10

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