Basic Buttercream Frosting

5 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/3 c. butter, softened
  • 1 lb. confectioners sugar, sifted
  • 5 to 6 Tbsp. light cream
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter until fluffy; beat in sugar, a little at a time, adding alternately with cream.
  2. 2
    Mix in vanilla and salt and beat until satiny and of good spreading consistency.
  3. 3
    If mixture seems too stiff, thin with a little additional cream.

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