Basic Buttercream Frosting

By junerodgers

Easy to make, this sweet and delicious buttercream is the perfect birthday cake icing. You can dye it any color you like.

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Basic Buttercream–Martha Stewart Recipes

Ingredients

• 6 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 9 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Beat butter and 3 cups sugar with a mixer on medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to medium-low, and continue to beat, gradually adding remaining 6 cups sugar, 1 cup at a time. Raise speed to medium-high; add vanilla. Beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes more.

From Martha Stewart Living, September 2010

Storage: This buttercream can be stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.