Once again...there's that "best" word that taunts me so. I'm pretty gullible, so if you say your recipe is the best—and you have a nice picture to prove it—I'll probably believe you.
Usually I just throw in my own measurements of powdered sugar, butter, vanilla extract and milk when I make frosting. Unfortunately, this often leads to frosting that's either too runny or too sweet, and I get stuck adding in more ingredients to balance it out. As a result, I always make way too much frosting.
So, I figured it wouldn't hurt to find a great recipe with exact ingredients to help me out. I have actually pinned a few different frosting recipes on pinterest, but this one looked and sounded the best by far. It has a secret ingredient, that I think really does make all the difference. Coffee Cream. Yes, more unhealthy—but frosting isn't healthy anyway, so what are a couple extra calories?
I've now used this frosting on sugar cookies and cake, and it was wonderful on both. Just add a tiny bit more cream if you're using it on cookies. Here's a link to the original recipe if you like step-by-step pictures.
Buttercream Icing
Ingredients:
1 cup salted butter
1 T vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar (or icing sugar)
4-5 T coffee cream (18% and up)
Directions:
Whip the butter with a paddle beater. Add in the powdered sugar (using a fresh bag makes all the difference—powdered sugar goes stale and you can taste the difference!)
Add in the cream and mix.
Add in the vanilla and mix until fluffy and thoroughly combined.
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My secret ingredient for buttercream frosting is evaporated milk in place of regular milk. I'll have to try the coffee cream though. Cute blog to btw!!
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