Easy Vanilla Bean Buttercream

Name: Easy Vanilla Bean Buttercream
Yield: Makes 1 1/2 cups, enough for 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 , vanilla bean, halved lengthwise; 1 1/4 cups, confectioners' sugar (5 ounces); Pinch, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon, heavy cream

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2005

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cakes

SERVESMakes 1 1/2 cups, enough for 12 cupcakes

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Traditional buttercream frosting involves heating eggs and sugar over a pan of simmering water and whipping in butter while carefully monitoring for the correct temperature. Our Easy Vanilla Bean Buttercream recipe is equally delicious and ...

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