Quick and Almost-Professional Buttercream Icing
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3 drops food coloring, or as needed (Optional)
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Instructions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Cream butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth and fluffy.
- Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated.
- Beat in vanilla extract.
- Add milk and beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add food coloring, if using, and beat for thirty seconds until smooth or until desired color is reached.
- Use immediately or store buttercream in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
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