Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
You know what makes me happy?
Birthdays.
Yours. Mine. Everyone’s.
Whether the year was good, bad or meh… we’re still here. We survived 365 days of whatever life handed us… and that alone is worth celebrating.
We celebrated my mother’s 80th birthday recently with her favorite cake: White Cake with Lemon Filling and Buttercream Frosting. Okay, I’ll admit I used boxed cake mix and a jar of lemon fruit tart filling… but I made the Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (because of the first word… EASY).
Prepare the cake according to the package directions. I added 1-Tablespoon of vanilla to pump up the flavor just a bit. For the lemon filling, I used Clearbrook Farms Lemon Fruit Tart Filling.
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Wow. It just hit me. Eighty years. That’s a number I can’t fathom right now.
But I hope it comes for me some day, ‘cause like I said, birthdays make me happy.
Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
prep: 10 minutes
makes enough frosting for two 9-inch layers
you’ll need…
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (but not melted!)
1 lb. confectioners’ sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon milk
pinch of salt
let’s get to it…
Beat the butter, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, milk and salt with a stand mixer on low speed for 1-minute. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl.
Beat on medium-high speed for 30-seconds. Scrape the sides of the bowl. Beat another 30-seconds and scrape the sides of the bowl.
Beat another 30-seconds until fluffy and creamy. Don’t overbeat of it will be too soft! If this happens, add a little more confectioners’ sugar until fluffy and creamy.
