Betty Crocker Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

By newbaucher

Make waves in your frosting by pressing the back of a spoon in and out of the frosting around the top and sides of the cake.

Ingredients

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla
• 1-2 Tbls milk

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Mix powdered sugar and butter in medium bowl with spoon or with electric mixer on low speed. Stir in vanilla and 1 tablespoon of the milk. Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. If frosting becomes too thi, beat in a small amount of powdered sugar.
Generously frosts a 13 x 9-inch cake, or fills and frosts an 8-9 inch two-layer cake.

Lemon Buttercream Frosting: Omit vanilla. Substitute lemon juice for the milk. Stir in ½ tsp grated lemon peel.

Cherry Buttercream Frosting: 2 Tbls drained, chopped maraschino cherries and 2 drops red food color

Orange Buttercream Frosting: Omit vanilla. Substitute orange juice for the milk. Stir in 2 tsp grated orange peel.

Peanut Butter Frosting: substitute creamy peanut butter for the butter. Increase milk to ¼ cup, adding more if necessary, a few drops at a time.

Yield: about 1 1/3 cups