Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup butter

  (softened at room temperature, but not too soft)
• 4 cups confectioners sugar
• 4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream

  (2-4 Tbsp, start with 2 Tbsp)
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

  (or other flavor)
• 1 pinch salt

  (optional)

Instructions

• 1 In a large mixing bowl (with a hand mixer) or the bowl of your stand mixer (with
  the whisk attachment), beat your slightly softened butter for 5-6 minutes or
  until light (pale in color) and creamy.
  
• 2 Add the vanilla extract, salt (if desired, add to reduce the sweetness of your
  frosting) and 1 cup of the confectioners sugar. Mix at medium speed and add the
  remaining confectioners sugar alternating that with drizzling portions of the
  heavy whipping cream into the frosting.
  
• 3 *You may not need all of the heavy whipping cream, stop adding liquid once you
  have added all of the confectioners sugar and have reached a firm, but
  spreadable frosting consistency.
• 4 Once all of the confectioners sugar has been incorporated, continue whipping on
  medium speed for 2-3 minutes until light, creamy and fluffy.
  

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