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Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes about 4 cups

Ingredients

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12 ounces (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

      Cook's Notes

This recipe is used with our Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Multicolored Frosting, Brownie Heart Cupcakes, Edible-Flowers Cupcakes, and Chocolate-Chip Frosting.

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Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes about 4 cups

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes about 4 cups

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes about 4 cups

Yield: Makes about 4 cups

Makes about 4 cups

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Beat butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 2 minutes.

Reduce speed to medium. Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes. (After every 2 additions, increase speed to high, and beat for 10 seconds, then reduce speed to medium-high). Add vanilla, and beat until buttercream is smooth. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. (Bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth before using.)

      Cook's Notes

This recipe is used with our Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Multicolored Frosting, Brownie Heart Cupcakes, Edible-Flowers Cupcakes, and Chocolate-Chip Frosting.

Cook’s Notes

This recipe is used with our Mini Chocolate Cupcakes with Multicolored Frosting, Brownie Heart Cupcakes, Edible-Flowers Cupcakes, and Chocolate-Chip Frosting.

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611 Ratings

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611 Ratings

5 star values:

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4 star values:

                                  157

3 star values:

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2 star values:

                                  104

1 star values:

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611 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  136

4 star values:

                                  157

3 star values:

                                  177

2 star values:

                                  104

1 star values:

                                  37

611 Ratings

5 star values:

                                  136

4 star values:

                                  157

3 star values:

                                  177

2 star values:

                                  104

1 star values:

                                  37
  • 5 star values:
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  • 2 star values:
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Martha Stewart Member

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08/03/2014

                Umm, butter cream without any egg yolks ?  It takes 10 mn to beat sugar and yolks, and to heat them up in boiling milk with real vanilla. That's how you get taste. Not with butter and icing sugar.

Martha Stewart Member

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07/18/2014

                Hi guys! I have a question... I don't have an electric mixer can I still do this recipe?

Martha Stewart Member

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03/14/2012

                Awesome recipe! (:

Martha Stewart Member

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01/22/2012

                I used this with the one-bowl chocolate cupcakes.  Very good. The bad part was that my arm got tired mixing in the sugar incrementally.  Seems like to took forever (I followed the directions exactly)!

Martha Stewart Member

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12/19/2011

                love it

Martha Stewart Member

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07/10/2011

                j8

Martha Stewart Member

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09/25/2010

                Oops...not muffins, the chocolate chip cupcakes!

Martha Stewart Member

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09/25/2010

                This is a super easy recipe, but not even close to the best buttercream I've had or made.  The powdered sugar doesn't make it grainy but it's not a totally smooth frosting either.  it is EXTREMELY sweet...I paired it with the chocolate chip muffins and it's almost too sugary to enjoy.

Martha Stewart Member

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04/12/2010

                Try a couple tsps. of cream instead of water.

Martha Stewart Member

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03/20/2010

                I added 1tsp of vanilla and 2-3 tsp of water for consistency. I piped onto cupcakes, definitely enough for 24 cupcakes as I only used about 1/2 for the 12 I did. Also, 4 cups of confectioners sugar to a pound is correct. Also, they have nifty 1lb boxes of confectioners sugar as well.

Martha Stewart Member

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03/14/2010

                i think it's 4 cups for confectioner's sugar to the pound...

Martha Stewart Member

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03/03/2010

                how many cups equal a pound?

Martha Stewart Member

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02/28/2010

                Where is the chocolate in the recipe?  The picture shows chocolate frosting.

Martha Stewart Member

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03/25/2009

                No liquid??

Martha Stewart Member

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03/25/2009

                This recipe is delicious!  I have received nothing but compliments.  And my frosting was very smooth and creamy -- no "grainy" issues.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

02/16/2009

                Confectioner's sugar is POWDERED sugar - how did it get grainy???

Martha Stewart Member

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01/30/2009

                Grainy from confectioners' sugar and I even used less than recipe called for (and sifted it). Not very buttery. Good but not as great as I expected it to be.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

08/03/2014

                Umm, butter cream without any egg yolks ?  It takes 10 mn to beat sugar and yolks, and to heat them up in boiling milk with real vanilla. That's how you get taste. Not with butter and icing sugar.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated

07/18/2014

                Hi guys! I have a question... I don't have an electric mixer can I still do this recipe?

Rating: Unrated

03/14/2012

                Awesome recipe! (:

Rating: Unrated

01/22/2012

                I used this with the one-bowl chocolate cupcakes.  Very good. The bad part was that my arm got tired mixing in the sugar incrementally.  Seems like to took forever (I followed the directions exactly)!

Rating: Unrated

12/19/2011

                love it

Rating: Unrated

07/10/2011

                j8

Rating: Unrated

09/25/2010

                Oops...not muffins, the chocolate chip cupcakes!  


                    
                This is a super easy recipe, but not even close to the best buttercream I've had or made.  The powdered sugar doesn't make it grainy but it's not a totally smooth frosting either.  it is EXTREMELY sweet...I paired it with the chocolate chip muffins and it's almost too sugary to enjoy.

Rating: Unrated

04/12/2010

                Try a couple tsps. of cream instead of water.

Rating: Unrated

03/20/2010

                I added 1tsp of vanilla and 2-3 tsp of water for consistency. I piped onto cupcakes, definitely enough for 24 cupcakes as I only used about 1/2 for the 12 I did. Also, 4 cups of confectioners sugar to a pound is correct. Also, they have nifty 1lb boxes of confectioners sugar as well.

Rating: Unrated

03/14/2010

                i think it's 4 cups for confectioner's sugar to the pound...

Rating: Unrated

03/03/2010

                how many cups equal a pound?

Rating: Unrated

02/28/2010

                Where is the chocolate in the recipe?  The picture shows chocolate frosting.

Rating: Unrated

03/25/2009

                No liquid??  


                    
                This recipe is delicious!  I have received nothing but compliments.  And my frosting was very smooth and creamy -- no "grainy" issues.

Rating: Unrated

02/16/2009

                Confectioner's sugar is POWDERED sugar - how did it get grainy???

Rating: Unrated

01/30/2009

                Grainy from confectioners' sugar and I even used less than recipe called for (and sifted it). Not very buttery. Good but not as great as I expected it to be.

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