Whipped Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (American Buttercream)
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 204kcal
This whipped vanilla American buttercream frosting is a light and fluffy twist on traditional American buttercream and is ideal for topping cakes or cupcakes or to use as a filling.
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, room temperature (3 sticks)
- 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste (can use clear vanilla if you want a whiter buttercream)
- 1 pinch salt
- ⅔ cup heavy cream (sometimes called whipping cream) (not cool whip or ‘whipped’ cream) See FAQs in the post for more information
Instructions
- Add the room-temperature butter to a mixing bowl and mix with an electric mixer on medium to medium-high until creamy.
- Sift the confectioner's sugar and add to the butter, then add the vanilla, salt and only half of the heavy cream.
- Mix on medium until combined, then on medium-high until creamy and well combined. Scrape down the sides and the bottom of the bowl and mix again for a few more seconds to make sure everything is well combined.
- Add the second half of the heavy cream and mix again on medium-high until everything is well mixed.
- Turn the mixer on high and whip the frosting for about 4-5 minutes until the buttercream is light and fluffy.
- Add to a cooled cake or cupcakes. Can be used as a filling for cakes or cupcakes.
- See the notes section for best ways to store this, serve it and for more questions
Notes
This buttercream makes enough to cover about 24 cupcakes as a light frosting or it can fill about 36 cupcakes. If you prefer a large amount of buttercream on your layer cakes though, you may want to make a recipe and a half.
How to Store: This buttercream is fine to set out at room temperature for a couple of hours, but then it should be refrigerated, in an air-tight container, after that. It will last for about 6 days in the refrigerator.
How to serve: Let the frosting come to almost room temperature before serving, so that it's soft and fluffy.
For other questions: Make sure to check out the TIPS & FAQs for this recipe in the blog post, which may answer other questions you may have about ingredients, substitutions, etc.
Nutritional values are an estimate.
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Nutrition
Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 9mg | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 452IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg