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Home » Recipes » Dessert » Frosting » Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

By: Rebecca  |  Published: June 25, 2015  |  Updated: October 26, 2017  |   View Our Affiliate Disclosure Policy

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A Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting that’s made with just 5-ingredients and crusts to perfection!

This Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting is amazing! It's made with just 5-ingredients and crusts to perfection! Plus, there's no egg whites so you can lick the beaters!

Matt is always getting on me because I don’t have enough “mundane” recipes on the blog. I think what he’s trying to tell me is that sometimes I forget that not everyone is a food blogger and spends 5 minutes frosting one cupcake. But the recipes in which he refers to as “mundane” are anything but! They’re classics, and they’re classics for a reason. No matter how crazy we get with our flavors here in the food blogging world, very few of those recipes will be as widely loved and cherished like a classic sugar cookie or your grandma’s banana bread.

This Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting is amazing! It's made with just 5-ingredients and crusts to perfection! Plus, there's no egg whites so you can lick the beaters!

So in an effort to bring your more basics and more classics, and as a prep for a recipe for the Maine State Treat coming at you on Saturday, I bring you: VANILLA BUTTERCREAM! That’s right, a basic, no fuss, perfectly crusting, buttercream. It’s whipped to perfection and just the thing for frosting cakes and cupcakes, filling whoopie pies and what ever else your heart desires. You know, like licking the beaters. You won’t find any raw egg whites up in this recipe, just butter, sugar, cream, vanilla and salt. That’s it! 5 simple ingredients for a frosting that’s sure to bring back that feel of mom’s kitchen!

If you’re looking to get a pure white buttercream frosting, I love this trick from Pink Pistachio!

This Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting is amazing! It's made with just 5-ingredients and crusts to perfection! Plus, there's no egg whites so you can lick the beaters!

Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Rebecca Hubbell
This Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting is amazing! It's made with just 5-ingredients and crusts to perfection! Plus, there's no egg whites so you can lick the beaters!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Frosting
Cuisine American
Servings 4 cups
Calories 398

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter softened to room temp
  • 3-4 cups powdered' Sugar
  • 3-4 tbsp Heavy Cream
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • Dash of Salt

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter on low speed until pale and creamy.
  • Slowly add in 3 cups of confectioners' sugar and 3 tbsp heavy cream a little at a time, alternating between each, while mixing on low over the course of about 3 minutes.
  • If your frosting needs a more stiff consistency, add remaining sugar. If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add remaining cream.
  • Add vanilla and salt.
  • Beat on medium-high for about 2-3 minutes until frosting is light and fluffy.
  • Frost or fill your baked goods or just lick the beaters.

Nutrition

Calories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 90gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 6mgSugar: 88gVitamin A: 165IUCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.1mg
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This Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting is amazing! It's made with just 5-ingredients and crusts to perfection! Plus, there's no egg whites so you can lick the beaters!

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  1. Linda says

    February 4, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    5 stars
    Best Peanut butter and vanilla frosting EVER! I have been baking for a long time and these “take the cake”!

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      February 4, 2020 at 2:57 pm

      I’m so glad you enjoyed them both!

      Reply
  2. Nora says

    September 5, 2016 at 6:56 pm

    I just made this frosting and the consistency was great. Something seemed off with recipe though. I think the amount of vanilla should have been 1 teaspoon, not 1 tablespoon. Am I correct?

    Reply
  3. Carol E says

    May 28, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Hi Rebecca! How does this frosting hold up when adding color? I do a lot of cakes with colored frosting, birthdays, wedding, etc. I usually use a butter cream recipe that uses crisco, but I would love to get away from that. Will the liquid coloring break down the heavy cream, making it too thin to decorate? Or what about adding some meringue powder to it to make it thicker? I’m doing a wedding next weekend, bride’s and groom’s cakes, and would love to try this. Please let me know ASAP! Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      May 29, 2016 at 12:21 am

      Hi Carol,

      Exactly how much food coloring are you planning on adding? You can definitely add some to this recipe and it shouldn’t be an issue, but if you’re putting in a large amount like a tbsp or two, maybe sub out some of the heavy cream and then add it back in until you reach the desired consistency. If you’re just adding a few drops then you can make the recipe like normal.

      Rebecca

      Reply
      • Carol E says

        May 29, 2016 at 4:42 pm

        Thanks for responding so quickly! Usually I just use a few drops of coloring, but in order to get a true red or black, it takes quite a bit more coloring. I know adding a lot of those colors breaks down the crisco frosting too and it makes it look grainy. Never can get a nice finish with those colors. I’m always looking for a better way! Share your secret, if you have one! Thanks!
        Carol

      • Rebecca says

        May 30, 2016 at 10:09 am

        Hi Carol,

        I really don’t use a lot of food coloring myself, but i prefer to use the gel food coloring because you don’t need as much and it seems to hold together better. On thing that may be an option for you that I’ve done before when I’ve needed really deep colors is purchasing the frosting through your local supermarket deli/bakery. Not in the baking aisle but from the actual bakery area where they do cakes. It’s usually cheaper than the ingredients it would cost to make at home and the colors are really rich. Might be worth looking into!

  4. Yulia says

    December 1, 2015 at 3:54 am

    Is it 3 cups of Confectioners’ Sugar, or 4? It is a big difference.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      December 1, 2015 at 10:04 am

      Buttercream comes together a little differently each time based on how soft your butter is and the amount of fat in your butter, I always start with the lower measurement and work my way up until I reach the desired consistency.

      Reply
  5. Joy says

    September 18, 2015 at 6:05 pm

    Classic vanilla frosting Way to go

    Reply
  6. Aimee says

    July 3, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    ao I tried this and it turned out not sticking and the vanilla like on top and tasted like butter…
    Any idea what I did wrong? Or how to fix it.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      July 5, 2015 at 11:54 am

      Hi Aimee,

      I’m not quite sure what you’re asking. What do you mean by not sticking and vanilla on top? Did you add the sugar?

      Reply
  7. Rachael says

    June 27, 2015 at 11:42 am

    Rebecca! This is perfection. Yum.

    Reply
  8. Jessica @ The Silvah Lining says

    June 26, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    This looks amazing but I think I’ll have to try the peanut butter one first.

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      June 26, 2015 at 8:58 pm

      Oh that peanut butter frosting is amazing!

      Reply
  9. Karissa says

    June 26, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I bet that tastes really good and it looks so pretty!

    Reply
  10. Roxanne says

    June 26, 2015 at 8:09 am

    Gorgeous photos! I want to eat the frosting right out of the jar!

    Reply
  11. Pam says

    June 26, 2015 at 3:47 am

    These pictures are tempting me to break my healthy habits because they look that inviting! This sounds like such a great simple recipe. I’ll have to remember it the next time I bake something. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Brandi H says

    June 26, 2015 at 2:18 am

    5 stars
    This looks FANTASTIC! I could devour the Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
  13. Debra says

    June 26, 2015 at 1:40 am

    This looks amazing! Such beautiful photos too!

    Reply
  14. Michelle says

    June 25, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    Buttercream is my favorite! Love how your pictures turned out too 🙂

    Reply
    • Rebecca says

      June 27, 2015 at 9:53 am

      Thank you so much, Michelle! It’s a great recipe to have on hand!

      Reply
  15. Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says

    June 25, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    This looks absolutely amazing! A must try!

    Reply

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