Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Name: Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Ingredients: 4 , large eggs; 1 cup, granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; pinch, table salt; 1 pound (454 grams), unsalted butter (4 sticks), softened, each stick cut into quarters

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2000, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Make Ahead

Cakes

This frosting works well with a wide variety of cakes—including devil's food and classic yellow.

SERVESMakes about 4 cups

TIME40 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Whole eggs, whipped until airy, give our buttercream recipe a light, satiny-smooth texture that melts on the tongue.

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