Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
- five to six tablespoons 2% milk
Directions
- Inside a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat within the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to attain preferred consistency. Yield: About 3 cups.
Alter the taste. Prepare the recipe as directed making the next substitutions:
Almond: Add 1/two to threeOr4 teaspoon almond extract rather from the vanilla.
Chocolate: Use 4 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup baking cacao and 6-7 tablespoons milk.
Lemon: Use 5-6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice rather from the milk and 1 teaspoon grated peel.
Orange: Use 5-6 tablespoons orange juice rather from the milk and add 1 teaspoon grated orange peel.
Peanut Butter: Use 1/2 cup peanut butter rather from the butter and employ 6-8 tablespoons milk.
Peppermint: Use 1/two to threeOr4 teaspoon peppermint extract rather from the vanilla.
Initially printed as simple Vanilla Buttercream Frosting in Complete Help guide to Baking 2004, p140
Dietary Details
2 tablespoon: 124 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fats), 11mg cholesterol, 40mg sodium, 23g carb (21g sugars, 0g fiber), 0g protein.