{"id":207,"date":"2014-01-14T23:16:15","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T23:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybakeoff.com\/?p=207"},"modified":"2022-11-11T17:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T17:59:42","slug":"buttercream-icing-recipe-for-cake-decorating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"Buttercream icing recipe for cake decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to make icing : Buttercream icing recipe for cake decorating : Buttercream icing for piping\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KUQpwwTNhA8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes finding the best buttercream icing recipe for cake decorating can be quite challenging.\u00a0 In this video I show you how to make the best vanilla buttercream frosting recipe.<\/p>\n<p>I like the way it transforms a rather simple cake to something absolutely stunning.\u00a0 That, coupled with a few sprinkles, takes the humble cupcake to entirely new levels.\u00a0 Elegant enough to grace any occasion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>226 grams (1 cup) butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>320 grams (1 1\/2 cups) icing sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 teaspoons of warm water (or more or less depending on the consistency you are after)<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla extract or seeds from one vanilla pod<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>Gel colours of your choice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beat butter in a bowl, with an electric whisk, for about 2 minutes to make it smooth<\/li>\n<li>Add icing sugar, salt and water and beat until light and fluffy<\/li>\n<li>The longer you beat the fluffier it gets, do not worry about over beating ( I have been told that this does not happen)<\/li>\n<li>Options: You can colour all the buttercream icing a different colour or divide the mixture into different bowls and colour each bowl a different colour.<\/li>\n<li>Put in a piping bag and decorate your\u00a0 <a title=\"Vanilla Cupcake Recipe\" href=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/vanilla-cupcake-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vanilla cupcakes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6922.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-213 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/meadowbrown-trh1.wp1.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6922-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"The best Vanilla Butter Cream Icing\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6922-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6922-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meadowbrownbakery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_6922-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Have a great time decorating with the best vanilla buttercream icing<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes finding the best buttercream icing recipe for cake decorating can be quite challenging.\u00a0 In this video I show you how to make the best vanilla buttercream frosting recipe. I like the way it transforms a rather simple cake to something absolutely stunning.\u00a0 That, coupled with a few sprinkles, takes the humble cupcake to entirely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","order-bump-settings":[],"_wpfnl_thankyou_order_overview":"on","_wpfnl_thankyou_order_details":"on","_wpfnl_thankyou_billing_details":"on","_wpfnl_thankyou_shipping_details":"on","iawp_total_views":12,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4,412],"tags":[67,71,70,68,69,284,268,66,65,1182,1181],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-made-cake-decorations","category-latest-recipes","category-video-tutorials","tag-butter-cream","tag-butter-cream-frosting","tag-butter-cream-icing","tag-buttercream-frosting","tag-buttercream-icing","tag-meadow-brown-bakery","tag-the-best-vanilla-butter-cream-icing","tag-vanilla-butter-cream-frosting","tag-vanilla-butter-cream-icing","tag-vanilla-buttercream-frosting","tag-vanilla-buttercream-icing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Buttercream icing recipe for cake decorating : Butter Frosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I love how buttercream transforms a cake to something elagant. 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