Basic Buttercream Frosting
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Serving Info :
Makes enough for a 9-inch two-layer cakeCooking Time :
No cooking requiredDescription :
A Traditional Frosting--Extremely Popular and Perfect for Most Any CakeIngredients :
- 3-3/4 cup (l lb. box) C&H Pure Cane Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine (2/3 stick), softened
Directions :
- Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer or with heavy spoon until smooth and creamy; scrape bowl often. If too stiff to spread easily, beat in a few drops of milk.
- Variations: Peanut Butter Crunch—substitute peanut butter for butter, sprinkle either candy peanut butter pieces or chopped peanuts over frosting.
- Chocolate—add ½ cup cocoa, top with chocolate curls, if desired.
- Orange—substitute fresh orange juice for milk, add 1 tsp. orange rind, top with thin strips of orange peel.
- Cherry—substitute 3 tbsp. maraschino cherry juice for milk, add in 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries.