Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting (Easy & Perfect For Spreading or Piping!)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup butter

  (softened at room temperature, but not too soft)
• 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar

  (or vanilla bean paste)
• 1 pinch salt

  (optional)
• 4 cups confectioners sugar
• 4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

  (2-4 Tbsp, start with 2 Tbsp)

Instructions

• 1 In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the softened butter
  for 5-6 minutes or until creamy and pale in color.
• 2 Add the vanilla bean caviar to the bowl, as well as salt (if desired to reduce
  sweetness) and 1 cup of confectioner's sugar. Mix at medium speed until
  thoroughly incorporated, then alternate adding the remaining sugar and drizzling
  portions of the heavy cream into the bowl as you continue to mix. *You may not
  use all the cream listed to reach the perfect consistency.
• 3 Once the frosting has reached a firm yet spreadable consistency and all of the
  confectioner's sugar has been added, stop adding cream.
• 4 After all the confectioner's sugar has been added and your frosting is the
  desired consistency, continue to whip on medium speed until light and fluffy,
  about 2-3 minutes. Spread or pipe onto cooled cakes or cupcakes.

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