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Simple Buttercream

Simple Buttercream — a frosting and icing recipe, 4 ingredients, about 5 min.

5 min · Frosting and icing

contains dairy

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Ingredients

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  • 200 g (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 450 g (4 cups) sifted powdered sugar
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) milk
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 200 g (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cream together butter and vanilla using a mixer.
  2. Beat in powdered sugar one cup at a time, scraping sides and bottom of bowl regularly. Mixture will be very dry.
  3. When all the sugar is incorporated, add milk and beat until incorporated.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0