Simple Vanilla Buttercream (American Buttercream Recipe)

4.77 from 85 votes

Simple Vanilla Buttercream (American Buttercream Recipe)

The best Vanilla Buttercream you will ever make! Four simple ingredients are all you need to make this classic American buttercream recipe.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings cups - enough to frost a 2-layer 8" cake

Calories 1257kcal

Author Olivia

Ingredients

6 cups powdered sugar sifted
2 cups unsalted butter room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract or flavoring of your choice
4 tbsp heavy whipping cream room temperature

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prepare a stand mixer with a whisk attachment.
Whisk butter until creamy.
Reduce speed to low and add in icing sugar 1 cup at a time until well blended. Increase speed to med and beat for 3 minutes.
Add vanilla and 2 Tbsp cream and continue to whip on medium for 1 minute.
Add more cream as needed until desired consistency is reached (I added all 4 Tbsp).
Whip until the frosting is smooth and silky.
Use a 1M tip to do rosettes around the cake if desired.

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