Here you go •6 cups (1500ml) icing sugar •3/4 cups (190ml) butter •3/4 cups (190ml) milk •1 tsp vanilla extract Sorry we didn't include it in the video. It's something that we're making sure doesn't happen again! Hope your icing goes well!

It is quite a sweet icing. If you prefer your icing less sugary add a bit less icing sugar. If you gradually add the butter and sugar you can build up the thickness and taste of the icing until you get your preferred way. Hope this helps.

I make my butter cream icing like this all the time. to me a thick creamy consistency makes wonderful flowers and makes icing your cake or cupcakes much easier.

How sweet is this, a lot of people that I have baked cakes for said they didn't like too sweet of icing so I've been searching new recipes to make sure that it's just right! Thank you so much

You are very professional and not snobby Down to earth people I enjoy learning from

It should be fine in room temperature for an hour or two. It might start melting if it's very hot though. To prevent it from melting add quite a bit of sugar to a crust develops on the icing. Hope this helps

Are you a Chef because I have been watching video's all morning and I like the way you explained and wish you could teach me in person. Your voice is very pleasant to listen to and it doesn't look as hard as it might seem to when you explained it.

You can indeed. Just add a few drops to start with and then build on the colour until it's the shade you want. Wait until the ingredients are all blended together and then add the food colouring right at the end.

It is indeed sweet. Just how we like our buttercream. If you don't want it quite as sweet just add less icing sugar. Add it in gradually to the butter until you reach your ideal sweetness.

Put the icing sugar, butter and milk in the bowl of an electric mixer. The butter should be slightly softened. Stir the mixture together gently with the paddle before turning the mixer on. Cream the mixture on a medium-high speed for a few minutes. Add more icing sugar to thicken the mixture, using a half cup at a time, mixing by hand. Mix for a final minute on a medium-high speed, until the colour begins to lighten. Finally, add a teaspoon of flavouring, such as vanilla.

We're big fans of buttercreamy. You get a lovely creamy texture without it being too sweet!

Great to hear! Hope you enjoyed!

Glad to be of help and that you found us. Let us know how you get on making up the icing and hope the celebrations go well!

Thanks for the recipe and method!!😃 It's really helpful. What colour do you think will best suit a chocolate cake?? ?_?

Thank you for taking the time to make a simple tutorial on making butter cream icing. I look forward to trying the recipe for myself.

I love how you made the buttercream icing it makes me really hungry for the buttermilk cream cake

this is brillaint thank you. I am making my first ever cake and icing it for my bf and have no mother to show me :D Thank you.

I will be using this recipe the next time that I bake a cake, probably soon. It look so great, thank you for posting it.

Excellent frosting! Thank you very much! This one is my favorite! Again thanks for sharing

Using butter thats soft will just make it easy to mix with the icing sugar. If it's a hard block it's going to take longer and more effort to get all the ingredients combined. If your icing looked more like butter then it sounds like you need to add more icing sugar. Keep checking the butter cream and adding more icing sugar until you get the right taste for you. Mixing it for a while will also make the icing more paler.

You need to use powdered sugar as granulated sugar will make your icing really gritty. It will also not combine as well with the butter. You should be able to pick up powdered sugar in most large supermarkets.

We agree conoco1. Glad you liked!

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Go for it dominka. If it's a bit liquidy you can always add a sprinkle more of icing sugar.

These guys are great!.......thank you so much for sharing this icing method... Just when I need it..... I've finally found an easy way of making buttercream icing from scratch.... Its now only for me to try it.... Thank you guys soooo much...

Hi. Here you go 1.5kg icing sugar 190g butter 190ml milk 1 tsp vanilla extract Let us know how you get on making it up. Hope you're mum likes her cake! Tweet us a pictures of it to @VideojugFood.

Love it I made it with my sister she is 2 years old and we love it

Thank you for this, Its the EASIEST recipe I have come across.

Glad you enjoyed! Buttercream is the best!

This is best to make with icing sugar but if you don't have any you can indeed make up the icing with granulated sugar. Check out our video "How to make buttercream with granulated sugar" to find out how!

One tip we've found is that you can try slapping the icing on the side of the bowl which will help get rid of some of the bubbles. So as you stir flick it onto the side of the bowl. Let us know if it works.

thank u for sharing ur easy way of making a butter frosting..

You could use almond milk or soya milk if you're can't have dairy. Or you might be able to leave this bit out if you don't mind your icing being a little bit thick.

i did this with double the frosting and my sis had a great party yesterday!

Wow! coming from the UK ive always been afraid to make butter cream as its more a delicious 'American cream' tried once it was a lumpy mess! :Z this looks great and dare i say 'easy' i shall try it ! ..thank u so much for sharing u r wisdom!!! ...Thanks ! :)

Hi. Yes to make cherry butter cream icing just make up the recipe in the video and then add 3-4 tbsp of maraschino cherry juice and a few drops of red food colouring. Hope this helps. Let us know how the cake turns out.

Glad to hear. Let us know how you get on making it up!

'dusting up ever so slightly'? A massive tidal wave of it rose up over the side!

Absolutely.Go for any colour you fancy. Let us know how your icing and cake(s) turn out!

Hi Nur. It's about 750g of icing sugar. Hope you enjoy the buttercream icing!

You guys are great! Don't listen to the negatives, they just don't have anything better to do. I have seen the same person given negative remarks all over KZfaq. :)

Hi Kerri, I think this is just one of those things that happens with all mixers. The best way seems to be just to stop the mixer and give it a scrap when needed. If we find out any different we'll let you know!

This looks great but I need to confirm something. The video says 3/4 lb of softened butter. In the comments below you provide the recipe written out as 3/4 cup of butter (or 190g). 190g is less than .5 lbs. Other research I've done shows that 1 cup of butter is 8oz which makes 2 cups = 16oz = 1lb. This would make 3/4 lb of butter = 1.5 cups. Considering the pile of butter on your parchment paper, this seems more likely than the 3/4 cup (190g) being posted. Can you please confirm?

thanking you xxx you made it look easy im gonna use this for my sisters birthday cake thanx

Royal icing sets solid and has a shiny gloss where as this is a soft buttery icing. Give it a go and let us know how you get on!

Lovely, not a drop of nasty shortening in sight, proper buttercream tastes so much nicer.

You guys make it look soooo easy! My frosting was really sweet and runny

i'm 13 and i loveee maing cakes! i lovee your recipes! thanks :)

Hi Princessofthestreet1 caster sugar will be a bit too grainy but icing sugar will work great! Good luck with the icing making!

He said you can smell it now we need a smell a PC looks deeelicious, going to make this.

If you could taste more butter than icing than just keep adding more icing sugar. Keep tasting as you're making it so you get the right level of butter and icing. Hope it goes better next time!

thank you so much, I will try this it looks so good the way you did

Thank you for sharing your lessons with us. What is the secret to the frosting so that when I try to make a rose on the nail, it doesn't fall or melt. That's what I'm having a problem with as a biginner .

its what they use for cupcakes and stuff..that yummy creamy icing :)

You can indeed half the recipe to make smaller amounts. The higher the fat content of the milk you use the creamier it will taste but it will still be totally good to eat and enjoy whether you use full fat or skimmed.

Thanks for yours tips You are the profesional from PuertoRico

You can indeed use margarine although butter will of course give the icing a more buttery, rich flavour. Let us know how you get on!

Hi. Unsalted butter is best for this recipe. Take it out of the fridge a while before you want to make the icing so it's not too solid. Let us know how you get on!

Se ve delicioso lo haré y luego lo pintaré de negro a ver que tal queda todo, gracias :D

Hi Renato. To make up some delicious butter cream you will need 140g/5oz butter, softened 280g/10oz icing sugar 1-2 tbsp milk Let us know how your icing comes out. Hope you enjoy!

it will work better with icing sugar as normal caster sugar will be very grainy and a bit bitty.

Glad to be of help. Let us know how your buttercream comes out!

i starded with a small amount.so it came out just fine.Veryyyyy yummy frosting(:

The milk just helps to control the texture. If you want a stiffer frosting you don't need to add any, where as if you want it more smooth than add a little bit of milk. Good luck with the icing. Let us know how you get on!

It will help the sugar to mix into the butter more evenly but it's not essential if you don't have a sieve. Let us know how you get on making up the buttercream!

"doesn't count until you make a mess" *wipes the mess quickly so you won't see.

Yes, I was waiting to hear that from someone but I guess when these mixers first came out I was so stuck on having the "super" mixer that I had imagined it did things outside of "reality" such as scraping the bowl, although the new one comes with a "bowl scraper" on the side, I guess it might make it difficult if they invented a mixer to do that on the bottom. Laziness, maybe lol...but more like expectation. Thanks!

Super yummy! Made it yesterday, just added pink food coloring :-)

Best recipe I've seen yet. others suggest vanilla extract and/.or almond extract to be added to this. Does it work with this recipe as well?

Good evening, I'm Brazilian and I live in Brazil, I am opening a bakery, make cupcakes and found your lovely cream! but do not understand much English, could give the recipe, step by step, and the ingredients, please? very grateful!

But they are using about 3 sticks of butter. Normally buttercream, in smaller batches, use 1 stick of butter for 2 cups of powder sugar. The amount of powdered sugar you add is to your preference of sweetness.

Hi. Yes you can indeed make up this buttercream with a hand mixer. I'd give it a good 4-5 minutes of mixing to ensure it's smooth and that all the ingredients are well combined. Good luck with your icing. Let us know how you get on!

easy and simple!! super like this!

I'm going to use this recipe for both my kids birthdays tomorrow and next week. Thanks for the recipe. how can we post pictures?

love it so nice and hoe many cupcakes can it do

You can use any kind of cow's milk for this icing. Full fat will give it a creamier taste but you can use fat free if you're trying to be a bit healthier.

Thanks it came out great.. Saving that recipe..

thrice? you have to put the granulated sugar in the blender but since you need 6 cups you might have to use 10-12 cups of granulated sugar and blend it for a while.

Hi. You need to use 720g of icing sugar for this recipe. Hope it tastes great!

Thank you so much for replying back. This was really a help to me.

Hi, can we use this buttercream in summertime not get it melt? When humidity around 80%, 30- 33°c

I tried it with granulated sugar and it turned out similar to the top of krispy kreme's honey glaze

I made this and it tasted great with the cupcakes I made! Thx! :)

yummy I love it thanks so much

Absolutely. It will take a bit longer but it's a great workout ;)

the recepie is great i wonder can u add a little bit of lemon juce to it . to make it a little bit sowerry

I WAS LAUGHING WHEN HE ADDED THE MILK i thought is he serious lol

Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Great and easy recipe

Hey David, always been curious as to what that pink and white cream is on your intro. (0:17-0:18) Where can I find these... Suggestions bar on this video only go so far.

I just want to steal that bowl from you & eat up all that icing! YUM!!

thanks for the recipe!!! i wanna know which frosting is better butter cream or marshmallow??

Can we use this for decorate coockies like sugar coockie or what type of frosting

It worked so good !!! Thanks!!

if unsalted butter is unavailable then it give the same texture with salted butter.nd can v use normal sugar powder or is it different.nd one thing more can v add colour in it after beating or need to put in while beating.plz must reply...

hi. Is it necessary to add a pinch of salt in this vanilla buttercream icing? Can i use normal sugar but powdered through blender? and one more thing is it ok to use powdered vanilla?.. Thanks

Hi there, great clear video, I hope you can help me as I'm a bit confused ! My son has recently been watching Amazing Wedding Cakes on TV, and I was interested to see that they use buttercream to cover their sponge cakes before covering with sugar paste/fondant. I have to make an Art Deco cake for a friend and as I'm not very experienced I wondered if your recipe would be suitable to use for this method, as it seems to provide a smooth surface, also, how long would the buttercream last? Thanks

is this what you use for covering cake? The white stuff they use on wedding and birthday cakes?

Could you also use the whisk attachment instead of the paddle? I usually use the whisk

But looks scrumpcious and delicious