If you hate regular BUTTERCREAM FROSTING, this less-sweet, silky smooth recipe will change your mind

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If you’re looking for a silky smooth buttercream frosting recipe that is not too sweet or grainy, then this recipe is it! I find traditional American style buttercreams way too sweet, so I came up with my own version that has far less icing sugar (in relation to the amount of butter) compared to more traditional recipes. Best part is, it’s still stable enough to use for layered cakes and is great for piping too!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1½ cups (340 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
- 3 cups (375 g) icing sugar - also known as powdered/confectioners sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract
- ½ cup (120 g) cream - room temperature, minimum fat percentage of 30%
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@CakesbyMK 8 ай бұрын

This week's silky smooth, not too sweet American buttercream frosting recipe is probably my favourite out of all the American style buttercream recipes I've shared! I find most traditional recipes a little too sweet, as they usually use double the amount of powdered sugar to butter (in grams). This recipe uses an almost 1:1 ratio of powdered sugar to butter (in grams), and the addition of a decent amount of cream helps to dissolve the sugar crystals and provides extra stability to the frosting (as opposed to using milk or water). This does however mean that it is not a crusting buttercream, so just keep that in mind if you specifically need a crusting buttercream :). Hope you all enjoy it just as much as I do :D get the full written recipe here: cakesbymk.com/recipe/silky-smooth-buttercream-frosting/

@pinkyreena2864 7 ай бұрын

MK... Can I no what kind of Cream can I use. Sweet whipping cream or Heavy Cream or Non Dairy Cream. I'm very confident pls explain

@PreciousA564 7 ай бұрын

Hello MK, please share a buttercream recipe using margarine. Thank you 🙏

@reenakassim496 7 ай бұрын

So this cannot be used underneath a fondant right

@mamaaawuku1454 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing MK. Can you use this for piping floral?

@gprincess1256 3 ай бұрын

What can I use instead of cream?

@laurawestenra 8 ай бұрын

Replacing some of the icing sugar with corn starch has always worked well for me. Icing sugar is corn starch and fine sugar. The corn starch alone thickens the buttercream without the excessive sweetness.

@kaetrinallen3798 8 ай бұрын

I use cornstarch in buttercream too. Works great.

@louisedounetas8034 8 ай бұрын

I will be very grateful if you can share of How much of the icing sugar do you replace with cornstarch.

@kaetrinallen3798 8 ай бұрын

@louisedounetas8034 I use a recipe based on one from the Sugar Geek Show for "easy Swiss meringue" buttercream as my first choice. A full batch is 8oz pasteurised egg whites, 32 Oz unsalted butter and 36 Oz of icing sugar. (Original recipe had 32oz icing sugar). Plus 1 tspn salt and vanilla paste each. Of the 36oz of dry ingredients I use 8oz of cornstarch and reduce the icing sugar by the same amount. Recently I've had the best results by adding in the cornstarch and egg whites first and whipping them until the cornstarch is fully dissolved (only takes a minute or two) then adding in all the icing sugar and whipping that. I find the result is much smoother and less grainy. Then add the butter bit by bit. All this uses the whisk attachment on a stand mixer. Once the butter is in and it's looking like buttercream, switch to the paddle attachment and mix on a lower speed for up to 10 minutes to smooth it out and get rid of air bubbles. Basically though, you can sub out as much icing sugar for cornstarch as suits your preferred taste. Dissolving it in the egg whites first works best for something far easier than actual Swiss meringue buttercream but which very very closely approximates it. American buttercream is similar. You sub out icing sugar for cornstarch to taste. Start small until you find your preferred sweetness level. Hope that helps!

@unneomexaenlacocina9380 8 ай бұрын

Doesn't it taste like crap when raw?

@reneegalloway6687 8 ай бұрын

@kaetrinallen3798 This is great! Thanks for sharing. If only I can figure out how to save a comment. lol 😊

@treehuger3akahalima5 7 ай бұрын

Someone made this cream on their cupcakes and it tasted exactly like Swiss meringue buttercream but I could’ve believe it was this recipe. So silky and smooth and just tasted divine

@lindsaymcintyre610 6 ай бұрын

It does taste exactly like Swiss meringue I agree.

@ritasullivan4583 5 ай бұрын

Excellent. Not grainy not to sweet. Everyone loved it.

@tammiemartinez6485 3 ай бұрын

That's great to hear. I was about to say no to this because that's the amount of butter I use to make a full batch of SMBC, lol. But now that I know it has the same taste I'll definitely give this a go. At least I won't have to deal with the double boiler, lol. Thanks for sharing... 👍

@joannasarcamedes8191 Ай бұрын

I appreciate how you explain the details of how each ingredient and temperature etc. affects the end consistency.

@lisasmith5291 8 ай бұрын

So glad to find a "less sweet" recipe! Thanks MK!

@CakesbyMK 7 ай бұрын

You're so welcome Lisa! Hope you enjoy it :D

@taimaasatik2874 7 ай бұрын

@CakesbyMK plz this amount how much enough for the size of cake?

@carbonfrog1 2 ай бұрын

I am an American and have always despised Buttercream frosting, I was that little kid at friends bday party 's who would be peeling off the Godawful pink and blue frostings they were so gross and gave me awful headaches. As an adult I always stuck with ganache and or whipped cream for frosting. It's nice to know that there is a potential buttercream recipe that I might be able to tolerate. Kudos to your inventiveness!

@annavizard970 2 ай бұрын

Me too. American who does not like buttercream.

@lia53233 2 ай бұрын

One of my earliest memories is of scraping the icing off of a cupcake as another little girl licked the icing off her cupcake, both of us looking at each other as if the other was crazy.

@angelbulldog4934 2 ай бұрын

If you're referring to grocery store bakery abominations, that icing is made with solid Crisco. Yuck! I won't touch that stuff, but love real buttercream.

@UnicornTailz Ай бұрын

I’m American and I dislike overly sweet frostings. My kids also avoid the over sweet and will only eat the cakes that I make. I’m going to try this recipe - it looks yummy!! And I love a good buttercream frosting but most are wayyyy too sweet. Thank you for sharing ❤

@rnorth9286 5 ай бұрын

I'm making buttercream now from a different recipe using your technique and adding cornstarch like someone here mentioned. Wow what an improvement! 😋 Light and not too sweet ❤️❤️❤️

@veirap1571 3 ай бұрын

Hi how much cornstarch did you used, thank you

@lacretiastarr 8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU🎉 These are recipes you have to pay for. So thank you❤

@basanimkhari9465 7 ай бұрын

I tried this recipe today and it came out amazingly ❤

@UzmaSS 8 ай бұрын

This is something that I have been needing since forever! Thank you

@emv7316 7 ай бұрын

Love you add troubleshooting and how to fix it. Thanks

@vimmi8353 8 ай бұрын

The icing looks so good thank you MK for the lovely recipes God bless you ❤️🙏

@013spygp4 7 ай бұрын

I only recently found your channel and what a treasure it is. Thank you. A pleasant surprise to find out you're in New Zealand too. ❤

@juanitavandeweerd699 3 ай бұрын

It is awesome that you are in New Zealand, it just means that it might be a bit easier to find ingredients for some baking. Made the frosting for the first time and it was just beautiful, thank you so much! I love sugar, but the usual buttercreams are just too sweet for me

@lilane259 2 ай бұрын

This is ingenious. I remember I got fed up quite a few years back with the consistency of my buttercream and started adding miniscule quantities of milk. It never seemed enough, so I ended up using quite a lot. But I was also anxious it might backfire and fall apart. Whipping cream sounds like a winner!

@daniaurriola6237 7 ай бұрын

Hola MK se ve súper deli esa crema de mantequilla, tiene una textura de lujo. Gracias mil por compartir. Saludos desde Panamá

@fitrigagne197 Ай бұрын

I love your lightly sweet buttercream frosting recipe, it's definitely a keeper!

@laskatz3626 2 ай бұрын

Looks delish! I’ve never been a buttercream fan. Too thick and greasy. This looks much more palatable. Thank you for this recipe. ❤

@mizlife 8 ай бұрын

Can't wait to try this when I make my daughter's birthday cake!! Just the kind of recipe I was looking for, thank you!

@CakesbyMK 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Hope you all enjoy it and early happy birthday to your daughter :D

@bisolap305 8 күн бұрын

Thank you for the recipe MK

@mellissa82 Ай бұрын

I've been looking for a recipe like this. Thank you!!! God bless!

@cookingwithrila 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this recipe

@nikiTricoteuse 2 ай бұрын

This looks brilliant. I stopped icing cakes ages ago cos it made them too sweet but, will definitely try this as it looks fantastic. Love to hear the kiwi accent an a cooking video. Makes me proud e hoa. 😊

@emastanton9199 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I am always playing stop and go when adding icing sugar, trying to get it 'not too sweet' but still frosting consistency. The room temp cream sounds like the ideal way of getting helping the icing sugar to dissolve. Plus mix mix mix!

@jboydbears 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for creating and sharing this wonderful frosting! I have made it 4 times now, and it came out perfect each time. Everyone raves about how good it is. ❤

@CakesbyMK 5 ай бұрын

Ohh wow yay!! So happy to hear you've been loving the frosting recipe :D if you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog, it really helps my content out :D thanks so much again for trying the recipe :)

@viennehaake9149 2 ай бұрын

I made that white cake and the buttercream- both were wonderful. Cake release works well too. Thanks.

@247mrb 7 ай бұрын

Hey thank yo for this video, and I'm baking my first cake this weekend!!

@zubeidawaqar4833 6 ай бұрын

Finally I made a three tier peach color cake with edible pearls using this recipe and it turned out beautiful and yummy!!Everyone just loved it,thanks to you.I also filled it with dark chocolate ganache.Thank you once again.

@aish_6477 6 ай бұрын

Please tell me what kind of cream use?

@zubeidawaqar4833 6 ай бұрын

@@aish_6477 its the same one MK has made but I used 315 gms icing sugar 60 gms corn starch 340 gms butter Vanilla and cream as mentioned in the recipe This ratio made it less sweet

@FatSheba100 3 ай бұрын

Does it crust like regular American buttercream or stay soft?

@lucindaperez7845 2 ай бұрын

Another GREAT lesson, thank you!!🥰🥰

@user-tv1uw3jv2i 8 ай бұрын

Muchas gracias por tu receta , es deliciosa. Saludos de MC desde España

@SanSanclp 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recipe ❤

@sophanebremner8664 8 ай бұрын

Thanks MK for sharing 😊

@jenevievemusonda9166 7 ай бұрын

Thankyou for sharing your recipe MK if anything I just love all your recipes and I make my cakes just like you.

@veronicastephens5408 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Love from NJ [USA]💜

@shellyj7536 8 ай бұрын

I love your channel, your recipes & your lovely personality ❤

@CakesbyMK 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Shelly! :D Really appreciate all the love and support :)

@ashleyrodriguez5829 6 ай бұрын

I made this frosting and everyone loved it because it’s definitely not too sweet I made a tres leches cake and put this on top. It was delicious

@euniceosamudiamen2420 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ma'am.

@paulinefriar6916 2 ай бұрын

You're no nonsense ❤ that buttercream looks fab

@ruthnoronha8206 Ай бұрын

I really want to try it next time because yah regular BC is so sweet. Thanks for sharing.

@bjrgstre-mauger5398 7 ай бұрын

So good!!

@cookingwithmimmo 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your recipe

@nomusasibanda6172 7 ай бұрын

I love your videos. ❤keep up the good work.

@joantionette734 2 ай бұрын

I agree I always use other options and I am American. Thanks for the recipe

@rhondahill6434 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for all your tips❤

@manelabdallah 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much sister ❤❤❤

@koravinthakral6928 8 ай бұрын

You are simply the best

@nonnie2428 2 ай бұрын

Looks & sounds yummy. Thanks for sharing.

@PamelaHalse 6 ай бұрын

I made your buttercream recipe today to decorate my grandaughters 10th birthday cake it was easy to make and use and so creamy I will definitely be making it again .

@sheetalsamji5388 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful recipe

@debrashort7061 2 ай бұрын

I have to try this 😊. Thanks for the recipe!

@Katya-zj7ni 2 ай бұрын

I love your videos! Your little mmmm at the buttercream made me smile ❤

@nonamehall8002 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this simple recipe, I think i can make this!!

@kendieparadise4216 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I am using this recipe for a birthday cake I am making tomorrow.

@ViviSoren 2 ай бұрын

You are so adorable and so knowledgeable! I’ll be trying this next time I bake. Subbed 🥰

@briarwoodimp 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the inspiration! I did a chocolate version, using info from both you and sugarologie, and cocoa powder, with adjustments to liquid and sweetness levels to accommodate it. It was much loved by all, including the uncle who hates frosting.

@muslimgirl6782 3 ай бұрын

Can you share the sugarologie recipe you used pls and thank you

@briarwoodimp 3 ай бұрын

@@muslimgirl6782 I will look for my notes. I remember writing it down as I was watching the videos, but I am drawing a total blank on what I did with it after I made the cake.

@sandb2007 3 ай бұрын

@briarwoodimp omg I would love this recipe to fill my daughters chocolate cake! If you manage to find your notes,please kindly share! ❤

@krithicaramdhani2116 8 ай бұрын

MK dear, you are my go-to channel for recipes and tips. Thanks for sharing another yummy frosting 🍰 recipe. I can't wait to try it. Oh, and if possible, kindly share a 🍫 version. Best wishes from 🇿🇦❤

@HeavensMee 2 ай бұрын

That looks delicious! I'll be trying out your recipe soon. 🙂

@arzoofatima8596 3 ай бұрын

I TRIED THIS TODAY AND THIS CAME OUT SUPER AMAZING!!!!THANKYOUUSOMUCHH

@samirahUCw78 7 ай бұрын

Very nice idea. Thank you for sharing sis.

@fatimaarif6157 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much uploading this one...

@Kateseyes Ай бұрын

Can’t wait to try this! ❤

@charmaine8512 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the measurements in grams as it helps a lot

@lindyannfarrier8463 7 ай бұрын

Definitely gonna try it n hope it's stable for hot climate especially these day reaching high in yellow alert

@nietzschesmuse 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@arshvirsingh6161 4 ай бұрын

In Texas. This was very good. 1000x better than store bought. Light, fluffy and held strong.

@angiesdelights 2 ай бұрын

This is definitely the best buttercream I made so far. Thank you so much for the recipe. Everyone loved it!!

@CakesbyMK 2 ай бұрын

Yay! So so happy to hear you loved it :D if you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog, it really helps my content out! Thanks so much again for trying the recipe :)

@MWOC 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful sharing 🥰🥰🥰👏

@shaminirajan2090 7 ай бұрын

Dear MK , I’ve been using ur old version of American buttercream , that’s definitely super delicious. And I tried this recipe, and OMG I loved the taste of it , soooo Yummy … ❤ all ur recipes … Thank u for sharing it ❤

@CakesbyMK 7 ай бұрын

Yay! So so happy to hear you enjoyed it and the other recipes you've tried too :D really appreciate the support and feedback :)

@noushinmunir1875 7 ай бұрын

Nice cake decoration

@sharmilascakestudio4229 3 ай бұрын

I love your recipe and tips ❤️

@Sincere8250 2 ай бұрын

Yum! I love buttercream icing. I could eat that whole bowl!

@luckyneko1 2 ай бұрын

I like traditional American buttercream, and I'd like this too. ❤

@peggychu3002 2 ай бұрын

I’m definitely trying this and preparing as you suggest. Thank you ☺️

@incoco2 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for Sharing your talent recipes , haven't made them but will.

@pclem4686 8 ай бұрын

Mm that vanilla cream looks good and wonderful

@kamalaumesh9935 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the wonderful idea 💡 😊

@marylyn66 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I'll try this next cake as I agree about disappointing butter cream. I believe the temperature of ingredients and whipping time will produce buttercream as nice as you demonstrated.

@rjabja 2 ай бұрын

Humidity slso plays a part in the end result. On humid days you won’t need as much liquid

@thisisbatoule 8 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@MrPuddinhead61 5 ай бұрын

This recipe is fantastic. Thanks for sharing this less-sweet version. I’ve always thought American buttercream was too sweet, but my husband doesn’t like royal icing on his Christmas sugar cookies. This solved the problem! I’m grateful!

@lunaivse7028 3 ай бұрын

I love this recipe thank youuuuu

@penelopehammerton2907 6 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for this frosting recipe. I tried it yesterday and the first thing one of my friends said was oh! this is not too sweet. Everyone in the group loved it and some came back for two or three slices of cake. So thank you again. Love from England.

@victorialangdon5645 2 ай бұрын

Just made it and added some nuts, super delicious and easy. Thank you so much, lots more recipes please 🙏

@dorothybermudez8904 Ай бұрын

Instant pudding, an envelope of Dream Whip and 1 & 1/2 cups milk makes a great not overly sweet icing.

@jessicabullock2990 8 ай бұрын

This looks absolutely amazing MK!! Hope you are well ❤. I’m in NZ too. Wondering what brand of butter do you tend to use? Whatever’s on special or a particular one? Thank you so much 😊

@CakesbyMK 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Jessica! And yes I just use whatever's on special :) though I do find that Westgold butter is my preferred option for buttercream specifically :) when it comes to cakes/baking, anything is fine!

@Bleuzette Ай бұрын

Can’t wait to try this. 😃

@albbyminaj8943 Ай бұрын

Am so happy I found ur page 😫🥰🥰🥰

@SultryAngel 2 ай бұрын

Have used a recipe like this one for years!!

@JanChaos_ 5 ай бұрын

I love buttercream but find it too sweet. Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe with us ❤

@seydilainez2686 8 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤

@margieg1908 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, will try this thank you from Blue Ridge Mountains, Western North Carolina USA

@CakesbyMK 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Much love from NZ to the USA :D

@DavidWarrior360 6 ай бұрын

Amazing! Love it!

@mrs.p.studge4349 7 ай бұрын

I recently tried a recipe that adds corn syrup and its really awesome! Im really glad you posted this video.

@lurklingX 2 ай бұрын

oh my goodness, i'm already hooked in on "american desserts too sweet" and making stuff with less sugar. i agree, there's a lot of people here who want to overdose on it. they lost the concept of having sweet paired with not sweet (like carrot cake. the cake part is supposed to be not too sweet and then the icing IS. i've only had it properly ONCE in my life. key lime pie is often WAY too sweet also. this was my dad's favorite. so now i have it once a year on his birthday, in memory.)

@marshaabouhamad9090 7 ай бұрын

Your recipes are always a success for me 🥰.. I live in Trinidad (in the caribbean) and due to extremely hot temperatures I use shortening instead of butter which stands more firm than butter 😊

@user-vd2it1pn7c 5 ай бұрын

Yesssss I'm from Guyana and I do this as well. I've been using all shortening for a while. It's definitely a game changer.

@ggiha5989 5 ай бұрын

shortening only ya?

@marshaabouhamad9090 5 ай бұрын

@@ggiha5989 Yes, it does not change the taste and it stays firm in the heat

@ggiha5989 5 ай бұрын

@@marshaabouhamad9090 thank you so much ya 🫶🏻

@marianoshaughnessy 4 ай бұрын

@@marshaabouhamad9090 if it doesn’t have butter, it must change the taste. I’m sure it does not taste as buttery.

@sharonmaher6208 Ай бұрын

Could you try a tres leche cake soon, would love to see how you would make this, as all your cakes are amazingly good. Tried and tempted 😊

@swathivaishu977 7 ай бұрын

Finnally I got a wonderful channel about cake.... impressed and lots of love from Tirupati,India... definitely I will follow ur channel

@patriciastuckey5060 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful will try this recipe

@CakesByZoii 7 ай бұрын

Amazing❤

@zara67901 8 ай бұрын

I saw this recipe on your white cake video, and made half a batch to frost some vanilla cupcakes. It turned out really nice. But I found it had a mouthfeel that was slightly too buttery, so i personally prefer to add a little more icing sugar to this recipe (about 50g more icing sugar to the recipe you stated.)

@CakesbyMK 7 ай бұрын

Hi Zarah! So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe :D and yes that's great I would totally recommend adjusting the quantities slightly based on what you prefer :) appreciate the feedback!