Buttercream

Name: Buttercream
Ingredients: 2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 cups 10x or 12x powdered sugar, sifted; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons good vanilla extract; 1/4 cup buttermilk

5 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups 10x or 12x powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons good vanilla extract
1/4 cup buttermilk

Directions

1

In a 5-quart mixer add the butter and using a paddle attachment, slowly beat in the sugar.
2

Add salt, vanilla, and buttermilk and beat to until slightly stiff.
3

You can adjust the consistency by adding more buttermilk, if you prefer a softer icing.
4

This is a base icing adjustable to having ingredients added for your own flavors.
5

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
6

The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.