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All my life I've never been much of a frosting girl.  I was a cake lover and my sister would always eat my frosting.  That was until I had the most amazing buttercream frosting a few months ago here in Vegas at a place called Project Cupcake. I am now obsessed with buttercream and I vow today to figure out how to make the heavenly concoction.  Maybe Project Cupcake will hook me up with some lessons…

With that said, I am going to start simple and work my way up.  Here is a fabulously easy buttercream recipe that anyone can master.  

 

The trick… make sure the butter is at room temperature!  Do not put it in the microwave to soften. Plan ahead and take the butter out of the fridge an hour or two before you need it and you will have the most divine frosting.

 

Simple Vanilla Buttercream

1 cup of unsalted butter {2 sticks ~ softened}

2-4 cups of powdered sugar {sifted}

1/8 teaspoon of salt

1 tablespoon of good vanilla extract

2~4 tablespoons of milk or heavy cream

In a mixing bowl fited with the paddle attachment, mix the butter at medium speed until nice and smooth.  Turn the mixer down to low and slowly add 3 cups of the sifted sugar.  Once sugar is fully incorporated turn the mixer up to medium and add salt and vanilla.  Add 2 tablespoons of cream and mix for 3 minutes.  Check the consistancy of the buttercream.  If it is to loose, add more sugar. If it is stuff, add more cream.  This recipe is really forgiving so work with it until you have the consistancy that you are looking for.

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