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    Home » Recipes » Frostings, Fillings & Sauces

    Buttercream Icing for Frosting and Piping

    Published: Oct 11, 2020 · Modified: Oct 11, 2020 by Priya Maha

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    Great buttercream icing recipe with options to make it stable in warm climates!

    A round cake decorated with white buttercream and orange and yellow piped buttercream flowers.

    Buttercream icing is probably the most basic type of icing for cakes. There are many different variants of this icing, and I have on this page, 2 different recipes that you can choose for your cakes.

    Both recipes use butter and icing sugar as the main ingredients, but the second recipe has shortening added to it and is particularly suitable for warmer climates as butter tends to melt more easily than shortening. I personally prefer to add shortening to my buttercream as I live in a hot and humid country and shortening definitely gives me a more stable buttercream. The taste of the buttercream is off course better with the first version of the recipe that does not use shortening, but the choice is really up to you.

    Both recipes yield smooth and creamy icing that is suitable to coat any type of cake, be it a butter cake, fruit cake or sponge cake. The flavor can be varied for chocolate, coffee, mocha, orange or just any other flavor you wish. 


    Buttercream Icing Recipe 1

    Here is the full printable version for my first buttercream icing recipe. This recipe is made using 100% butter and is more suitable in colder temperatures.

    A round cake decorated with pink buttercream rosettes

    Buttercream Icing

    Basic buttercream icing recipe for a creamy, fluffy cake icing.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Buttercream Icing
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Yield: 600 Buttercream
    Author: Priya Maha
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    Metric - US Customary

    Ingredients

    • 200 g butter
    • 400 g icing sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
    • 2 tablespoon milk optional
    • Food coloring optional
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Sieve icing sugar to break lumps.
    • In a separate bowl, cream butter till soft. Add icing sugar, a little at a time, beating continuously. Add vanilla and continue beating until icing is creamy and fluffy.
    • If the icing is too stiff, add milk and beat until smooth.
    • Color as you wish.

    Notes

    Variations:
    Chocolate buttercream: Add 3 – 4 teaspoon of sifted cocoa powder to the icing above and beat until the cocoa powder is well blended in the icing.
    Coffee buttercream:
    Prepare the butter icing as above, but omit vanilla essence. Instead, add 1 teaspoon of instant coffee powder into the icing. Beat well.
    Mocha buttercream:
    Add 3 teaspoon of sifted cocoa powder into the coffee buttercream above. Beat well. Use as desired.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 5kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Buttercream Icing Recipe 2

    And this is the full printable version of my second version of the buttercream icing. This recipe has some shortening added to it, making it a lot more stable to work with in warmer climates.

    A round cake decorated with white buttercream and orange and yellow piped buttercream flowers. A slice of the cake is cut out

    Buttercream Icing 2

    Basic buttercream icing recipe for a creamy, fluffy cake icing that works great in warm temperatures.
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    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Buttercream Icing
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Yield: 600 g
    Author: Priya Maha
    Prevent your screen from going dark
    Metric - US Customary

    Ingredients

    • 100 g butter
    • 100 g shortening
    • 400 g icing sugar
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
    • 2 tablespoon milk optional
    • Food coloring optional
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Sieve icing sugar to break lumps.
    • In a separate bowl, cream butter and shortening till soft. Add icing sugar, a little at a time, beating continuously. Add vanilla and continue beating until icing is creamy and fluffy.
    • If the icing is too stiff, add milk and beat until smooth.
    • Color as you wish.

    Notes

    Variations:
    Chocolate buttercream: Add 3 – 4 teaspoon of sifted cocoa powder to the icing above and beat until the cocoa powder is well blended in the icing.
    Coffee buttercream:
    Prepare the butter icing as above, but omit vanilla essence. Instead, add 1 teaspoon of instant coffee powder into the icing. Beat well.
    Mocha buttercream:
    Add 3 teaspoon of sifted cocoa powder into the coffee buttercream above. Beat well. Use as desired.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 5kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Mention @decorated_treats or tag #decoratedtreats!

    Happy Decorating 🙂

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