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Frosting: Basic Buttercream

Source of Recipe


From "Colette's Birthday Cakes" by Colette Peters






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract, or other extract of choice
  
• 2 lbs. powdered sugar
  






Instructions



1. Combine butter, milk, vanilla and powdered sugar in the large bowl of an electric mixer.
   
   
2. Using a whisk attachment, beat at slow speed to mix, then turn speed to medium-high and beat until smooth and creamy. Cover and refrigerate.
   
   
3. One hour before using, bring buttercream out of the refrigerator to soften.
   
   Makes 5 cups
   (enough to fill and frost 2 round 9-inch cakes.)
   
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   VARIATION
   
   • Chocolate Buttercream:
   
   Add 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa and 2 tablespoons cold strong coffee or a little additional milk to the other ingredients in Step One.