Buttercream

By cirql8or

Recipe courtesy Bronwen Weber

Ingredients

• 2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cups 10x or 12x powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons good vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

In a 5-quart mixer add the butter and using a paddle attachment, slowly beat in the sugar. Add salt, vanilla, and buttermilk and beat to until slightly stiff. You can adjust the consistency by adding more buttermilk, if you prefer a softer icing. This is a base icing adjustable to having ingredients added for your own flavors.

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