Vanilla Frosting Recipe

By Addie

Why settle for store-bought frosting when this four-ingredient recipe is so easy to make? The homemade taste just can't be beat. —Mary Faulk, Cambridge, Wisconsin

Ingredients

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine the sugar, butter, milk and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until smooth and fluffy. Spread over bread. Yield: 1 cup.

REVIEWS:

Do not let a discouraging comment keep you from trying a new recipe because you will miss out! I followed the recipe exactly and it was thick. Here is what I done to make it better. I used: 16-oz (1 LB) 10X Powered Sugar, 5 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons and 1/2 tsp milk, 1/2 teaspoon + another 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract because the original is just to thick to even spread across the cake. It's a very excellent recipe I love it!

This tasted good but the consistency wasn't great. To keep adding sugar would have ruined the flavor. Good for baking nite with the kids but not if you want to hold firm.

I add 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick) and then the recipe is perfect. I put it in the freezer for about 5-10 mins so it thickens and then beat it on high for 1 minute.

This frosting turned out looking and tasting like cat puke. it was so thin that you could easily mistake it for a drink. In fact, when trying to dispose of it, we couldn"t figure out whether to throw it in the trash or rinse it down the sink. I would not recommend this recipe, I am a very experienced baker and followed the directions correctly but it turned out to be a waste of ingredients.

First time making icing. Very easy and yummy!

Basically this the buttercream frosting that my mother taught me 50 years ago and it is still my families favorite.

Add a little more butter-more calories, yes, but less sweet and even creamier.

Came out great :)

My children wanted cupcakes late at night. I whipped this up, literally, in 5 minutes! Yummmy!!! 3 kids thumbs up!!

Very good,loved it just made strawberry cupcakes!

I added cinnamon and a tad of almond extract. Tasted wonderful!

Very easy recipe! A little sweet but good.

Awesome!Absolutely love it!

The best!!