Buttercream Frosting with Pudding

By Maudie30

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 stick salted butter, room temperature
• 1 box (3.4 oz) instant pudding mix (any flavor)
• 1/2-3/4 cup heavy cream (depending on how thick you want your frosting)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (or more to suit your tastes) powdered sugar

Details

Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

In mixer set on medium speed, beat the butter until smooth and silky.

Turn the speed to low and add the pudding mix, when it is all incorporated, slowly add the cream, a little at a time. When fully incorporated bring speed up to high and beat for 5-7 minutes (the long mixing time is to beat the grit from the pudding out).

Turn speed back down to low and add powdered sugar tasting along the way. When it is sweet to your taste, beat again at high speed for a good 5 minutes to really break down any graininess that you might get from the powdered sugar.

Add the vanilla and bring back down to low speed and beat for a while that way to get rid of air bubbles.