
Scroll to the bottom of the page to rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and comment on this recipe. If piping: Stir well before adding to your piping bags so there are no cold lumps.If your butter is on the warm side, just chill the frosting a little before using it for piping decorations. Butter temp: Make sure your butter is soft but not warm.

Adding a tiny drop of milk can help as well. This will smooth out a lot of the air bubbles that formed in the mixing process. To create smooth swoops: Beat the frosting on a lower speed after all the sugar has been incorporated.This fluffy frosting is perfect for decorating cakes, cupcakes, cookies and cookie bars, and more! Here are some desserts I've paired this easy vanilla frosting with: Mix it up and check the texture as you go. Tip: If you want a frosting that is a bit looser for swooping or spreading on cookies, just add a tiny bit of milk at the end. Looser icings can droop and fall when designs are piped. The piped decorations hold their shape, but still taste light and smooth in your mouth. The thicker consistency without milk is necessary for piping out of a decorating bag, but also works for spreading on top of a cupcakes and cake. I haven't added any milk to this version because I use it for piping decorations as well as filling cake layers and icing. Plus, eliminating the milk results in an ultra fluffy frosting rather than a thick and creamy one. This easy vanilla frosting is made with four basic ingredients: unsalted butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. It's classic childhood frosting, and much like what you'd find on top of cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery in New York. This is a homemade frosting made with powdered sugar and butter, so you do have that sugary mouthfeel. When it comes to frosting, the taste is key - and this fluffy vanilla frosting is delicious. Close seconds are my Swiss Meringue Buttercream and Lemon Royal Icing. This recipe for homemade vanilla frosting is so versatile and readers love it! It's my most popular frosting recipe. Use the vanilla frosting for cakes, cupcakes, or cookies! Congrats, my friend and thank you to everyone who played along! I’ll be giving another Trophy Cupcakes gift card away soon so be on the watch for the next opportunity to win.This is a basic powdered sugar frosting recipe that comes together with just four ingredients. Winston won a fancy Linzer cookie cutter and my respect for the best comment this year. Sprinkle in the powdered sugar, and beat until combined with the cream cheese. We do this to add air to the cream cheese from the get-go and make the blending easier. Use a hand mixer to beat the cream cheese, starting slowly so it doesnt splatter. Congratulations to Winston who made me laugh right out loud to his comment from the last post. Add the softened cream cheese to a large bowl. The only thing better than these cupcakes might be winning prizes. You can always add more if you’d like it to be darker. To coloring the frosting pink, add just a tiny bit of pink food coloring. Turn up speed and whip for a couple more minutes. Add powdered sugar and mix on the lowest setting so it doesn’t fly out of the bowl. Mix cream cheese, butter, and salt together on a high setting until they’re light & fluffy.

Bake for about 20-25 minutes and they bounce back when lightly touched in the middle or until a fork poked in comes out clean.Īllow cupcakes to cool completely.


Tap pans on the counter before baking to remove any large air bubbles. Use a heaping medium ice cream scoop (about 1/3 cup size) into pink polka dot cupcake liners placed in a cupcake pan. Prepare cupcake pans with cupcake liners. Don’t over mix, or your cake will become tough. Add the hot water, scrape down the sides of the bowl to be sure everything is incorporated, and mix just until it becomes a lovely batter. Add to the dry ingredients and mix for a couple of minutes. Place the eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, sour cream, and vanilla in a separate container and whisk together until eggs are well beaten. Place flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Makes 24 regular-size or 12 large cupcakes.
