White Vanilla Buttercream

This White Vanilla Buttercream is the perfect base recipe for all of your decorating projects. Whether making a simple sheet cake, or a fully decorated birthday cake, this buttercream is easy to make and holds up well.

Make a few batches and add different colors for easy decorating!

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Prep Time 30 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

1 ½ lb powdered sugar
1 ½ cup unsalted butter (3 standard sticks), softened to room temp.
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Beat butter until soft and fluffy.
Incorporate powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, waiting until combined before adding more.
Once all powdered sugar is mixed into butter, add salt and vanilla extract.
Add the whipping cream in a slow steady stream with the mixer still on.

Notes

When making buttercream, it is imperative to scrape the sides of the mixer consistently, as this helps to incorporate everything evenly. Particularly if you have a mixer like mine, with a deep bowl, it is important to scrape the bottom to make sure everything is mixed in evenly.

Adapted from a Preppy Kitchen recipe.

Keyword buttercream