Icing on the Cake
8:12
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
10 mins
Yield:
Makes 6 cups (enough to frost one 8-inch layer cake)
Easy to make, this sweet and basic buttercream recipe is the perfect topper to any birthday cake.
Directions
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Beat butter and 3 cups sugar with a mixer on medium speed until combined. Reduce speed to medium-low, and continue to beat, gradually adding remaining 6 cups sugar, 1 cup at a time. Raise speed to medium-high; add vanilla. Beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes more.
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