Buttercream frosting

[tammywammy]

Next weekend I'll be baking about 4 dozen cupcakes. I decided to just go with a Duncan Hines box for the cake part, but want to make the frosting. It's been so long that I've made buttercream or just a plain vanilla frosting that I've lost my recipes. Does anyone have a good suggestion? I'm doing just a white cake mix for the cupcakes.

[Arkansas Granny]

1. I recently made this recipe from the Wilton cake decorating site.

http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Buttercream-Icing

It's smooth and easy to spread, but it's not as super sugary tasting as some others I've tasted. It's much better than icing in a can.

[tammywammy]

2. I didn't even think to look on their site

Thanks for the link.

[undergroundnomore]

3. I can't let

my husband know I know this recipe just yet because he'll want me to make two bowls one for cupcakes and the other to eat straight up as a snack all week long.

[MagickMuffin]

4. Oh my that's A LOT of cupcakes! I use only butter in my Buttercream frosting

When making my Buttercream, I cream/whip my butter then add the powder sugar, vanilla, and heavy cream or milk, . I don't measure anything. I just go on taste, consistency and determine when I think it's ready.

Good Luck :hi:

[Warpy]

5. That's all I've ever done, although I did do boiled frosting once

and decided the results weren't worth the effort. Just whipping the butter and dumping in powdered sugar (it takes more than you think it will) and a few drops of vanilla or whatever flavoring you're using (including melted chocolate) seems to make stuff that tastes wonderful on top of all types of cake.

The only variation I do is using half cream cheese and half butter when I've baked a carrot cake.