American Buttercream Frosting for 6 cupcakes
American Buttercream Frosting, sweet and smooth, and great for using on cupcakes and cakes.
Servings: 6 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
Instructions
- In a bowl with a mixer or whisk, cream butter until smooth.
- Add in powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream (or milk)
- Add in food coloring if desired (I used hot pink and super red to create the color on these cupcakes)
- If you want to pipe on a lot of frosting for each cupcake double the frosting recipe.