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

vanilla butter cream frosting

(2 ratings)
Quinnn avatar
Recipe by
Family Favorites
@Quinnn
Not Far From Green Bay, WI

All I can say is that this frosting is "lick the bowl clean" good! Quick and easy, it will become your "go to" frosting recipe. A great basic recipe that you can use as a white frosting or add food coloring to meet your needs throughout the year.

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For vanilla butter cream frosting

  • 4 1/2 Tbsp
    milk or half and half
  • 1 1/2 stick
    real butter, room temp.
  • 4 1/2 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    clear vanilla

How To Make vanilla butter cream frosting

  • 1
    Place butter, vanilla and milk in a mixing bowl. Sift 3 cups of confectioners' sugar directly into bowl with butter. Mix until well blended, scraping sides of bowl often. Sift and add additional confectioners' sugar until the desired consistency is reached.
  • 2
    Use as is, or use a few drops of food coloring to suit your needs.
  • 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