Butter Icing

2015-01-09
  • Yield : Enough for 12 cupcakes or small cake
  • Prep Time : 5m
  • Ready In : 5m

Makes enough icing for 12 cupcakes or small cake.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsps. butter or margarine
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. flavoring (vanilla or other extract)
  • 1 1/2 tbsps. milk or cream
  • Optional: food coloring

Method

Step 1

Cream butter until soft and add sugar gradually.

Step 2

Add flavoring and food coloring.

Step 3

Add milk or cream slowly to reach desired consistency.

Comments (20)

  1. posted by Natalie Schwartz on February 3, 2015

    And now I want cupcakes… Thanks for sharing!

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    • posted by admin on February 4, 2015

      LOL. Whip up some Butter Cupcakes, it is such an easy recipe it doesn’t take much time at all.:)

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  2. posted by Jasmine Stanford on February 3, 2015

    Yum! Saving this one for later

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  3. posted by Mai Tran on February 4, 2015

    This sounds really easy! I’ve got to try it out!

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  4. posted by Marketta Meyer on February 5, 2015

    will try this

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    • posted by admin on February 5, 2015

      Let me know how you like it!

        Reply
  5. posted by krysprincess on February 8, 2015

    i love icing

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  6. posted by Viki Czire on February 10, 2015

    Looks awesome!

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  7. posted by barbara langley on February 10, 2015

    Butter icing is my favorite icing,it tastes well and looks good

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  8. posted by joannabanana21 on February 11, 2015

    so cute. i love a classic buttercream.

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  9. posted by Karen Beckett on February 15, 2015

    I make this icing a lot. It’s GREAT on cupcakes!

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    • posted by admin on February 15, 2015

      I agree. It’s so easy to make and you can flavor it any way you want!

        Reply
  10. posted by Melissa S on February 16, 2015

    This looks so much easier than the butter icings I have tried in the past.

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  11. posted by Jenn Erin on February 16, 2015

    Oh that looks delicious! I always buy the store-bought frosting but I guess I should really try to make it myself eh?

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    • posted by admin on February 17, 2015

      It’s so easy, and you’ll save money!

        Reply
  12. posted by Christin on February 21, 2015

    Butter icing! Yum!!!!

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  13. posted by Aimee on February 21, 2015

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