Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

buttercream frosting

sonflowergirl74 avatar
Recipe by
Adrienne May
@sonflowergirl74
New Castle, DE

This is my "go to" buttercream. Great on layer cakes and cupcakes!

method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For buttercream frosting

  • 2 stick
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    milk
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 6-8 c
    powdered sugar

How To Make buttercream frosting

  • 1
    With an electric mixer, mix butter until creamy and smooth.
  • 2
    Add 4 cups of powdered sugar, vanilla and milk and mix on low speed until well combined.
  • 3
    Add two more cups of powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
  • 4
    Add remaining powdered sugar if needed for consistency. 7 cups usually works for me.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
ADVERTISEMENT