When you are looking for the perfect cupcake or cake topper, buttercream icing will do the job nicely. It can be spread on with a palette knife, or piped on in gorgeous swirls with lovely defined edges.
Here is the basic recipe, but you can also add a little food colouring paste to colour as desired.
Buttercream icing
Course: All Recipes, Baking, Cakes/Muffins, Entertaining, Other, Party foodDifficulty: EasyMakes
2 1/2
cupsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
00
minutesOther
Colouring option
When you are looking for the perfect cupcake or cake topper, buttercream icing will do the job nicely. It can be spread on with a palette knife, or piped on in gorgeous swirls with lovely defined edges.
Ingredients
250g butter, softened
4 cups icing sugar mixture
2 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 tbs milk
Method
- Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat until pale and creamy.
- Sift in the icing sugar. Add the vanilla. Beat on low speed until icing sugar is incorporated. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat, scraping down sides with a spatula as needed, until mixture is well combined.
- With beaters on medium speed, add the milk, a little at a time, until icing is the desired consistency.
- Spread or pipe over cake(s).
Tips and notes
- Add food colouring paste in step 2 in a desired colour to tint your buttercream icing. Note that if you using general food colouring liquid, it will make the buttercream more runny, so you may need to add a little more icing sugar mixture to reach the desired consistency.
