Easy Vanilla Buttercream

Name: Easy Vanilla Buttercream
Yield: Makes 3 cups
Ingredients: 20 tablespoons (2 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 2 1/2 cups (10 ounces), Confectioners' sugar; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 2 tablespoons, heavy cream; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2007

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cakes

Cook's Extras

This easy buttercream frosting can be paired with a variety of desserts.

SERVESMakes 3 cups

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Traditional European 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 Buttercream recipe is equally delicious ...

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