Butter cream icing is an easy to make, egg free frosting for decorating wedding, birthday & party cakes. In my opinion, it’s softer, tastier and more spreadable than most icings. When decorating, this is my go-to frosting for cakes because apart from the taste, it requires little or no effort to make.
Ingredients:::
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter or margarine
• 4 cups Icing Sugar
• 1 tsp. Liquid flavour – i used vanilla
• 2 tbsps. Milk
Directions:::
Step 1: In a small bowl, mix the flavor with the milk
Step 2: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and icing sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk and flavor mixture. Continue mixing until it becomes light and fluffy. You can also add a splash of color to give it a different look.
Step 3: Keep the icing covered until you are ready to decorate.
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How do u spread it cos dats where I find it difficulty
Uhmmmm. Yummy
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Hmmm… Interesting!
Thanks Dob-star for sharing. Na you biko!
Can I please know the measurement of butter and icing sugar in grams..thanks so much for this wonderful post, I' m trying it
Adaobi my darling. Wetin will I do without you?! Thanks sis. I saw your handiwork on Kemi's blog. Thank you hun.
Thank you Matse, you're the best 😉
1 cup of icing sugar is 125g.
you're welcome Angie 🙂
it sure is 🙂
You start by crumb coating it first. This is done by rubbing a little bit of the butter icing all over the cake to hold the crumbs together. Once you're done crumb coating, You can now spread butter icing over the cake with a cake spatula. if you've got an icing comb or icing pump, you can use them for a perfect finish.
Nice! Buttercream is delicious.
True!
Thanks …am anticipating a write up on How To Make CHESSE CREAM ICING …And also pictures of d best chesse to be used for d icing and whr it can be bought …thanks once again
Am expecting a write up on ow to make chesse cream icing and pictures of d kind of chesse to be used …
What other icing apart from butter icing do u know of?
We av got fondant icing,royal icing , chesse cream icing
Niceeee…. bn reading ds blog since like forever and its bn a life saver….going to frost my velvet cake evntually
Tanks for d info dear. Pls wat kind of measuring cup. In d North (Jos) we us empty peak milk liquid tin. Also will one semas butter equal I cup of butter? Tanks in anticipation. Love u.
Tnx dobbylov I need ur recipe on fondant icing
i love all your recipes but can i have recipe for fondant icing. thank u
Noted Anon.
Okay, Noted.
yayyy!!! Glad to have you here Amaka 🙂
Hi Chibiz, Do CLICK HERE for cup – gram – Spoon measurements. Also, semas is margarine and not butter.
Okay, would do a post on that.
Okay, would do a post on that.
Hi,tnx dear pls d colour which Is better powdered or liquid?
Liquid colour is better
Thanks dobby ….still expecting a post on it ….😊
pls dobby what do I add to my butter cream icing to make the colour to be pure white, the colour of the one I did before is milk colour, pls I need urgent reply.
Butter icing cannot be pure white. You can get very light cream color or any other color but not pure white. If you want to get pure white icing, you should make Meringue, Royal or Fondant.
Please kindly make a post on how to decorate cake, using butter icing and fondant. Thanks
Okay, Noted!
i always feel it will be sticky to the hand or will it dry
yes it will but it won't harden.
Hi dobby, How long will the butter cream icing last, considering the fact that there's no preservatives in it and Milk gets bad easily.
Hi Vivian,
Buttercream can last for weeks and even up to 3 months if frozen. Just put it in an airtight container and freeze. When ready to use again, take out of the freezer leave to thaw. Before you re-use, let the buttercream come to room temperature and give it a good stir before using on the cake.
Woaw,tnx for ur kind heart to share n patience,God bless u continually.
Hello ,my name is pamela. I have been looking for the perfect recipe for red velvet cake then I just stumbled on your blog.i will give your recipe a try.thanks for the clarity on how to make red velvet cake. Keep it up
Thank you Bomela.
Thank you mattyNelly
You can add a little blue food color to get the pure white color. Try it.
Thanks for the recipe. Please how long will this stay outside the refrigerator because of the milk. Thanks
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Love you too Anon 🙂
Thanks dobby for your wonderful post, really appreciate. It has been of help all the way.i will give it a try. But we hardly get butter for baking. Which butter is the best to use?
Any butter is good! Unsalted or salted, depending on your preference.