I love cake! But mostly I love cakes because they can be so pretty and yet relatively easy to make look fancy just by the frosting. My Lil' Bo Peep asked for it today, so here it is.
Buttercream Frosting
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ingredients:
1/2 Cup butter softened
4 1/2 Cups Confectioners (powdered) Sugar
1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
5-6 Tablespoons Milk
directions:
In the bowl of a Kitchen Aid with whisk attachment (or with a hand mixer) put in the butter and turn mixer on. Slowly add powdered sugar 1/2 C at a time. Adding in the Vanilla and the Milk. Add more milk or powdered sugar until you get the consistency you want.
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CAKE TIPS:
For stack cakes, prepare them ahead, wrap in plastic wrap and then freeze them. It's easier to frost a frozen cake than a soft, flexible one.
For stacking cakes, the frosting should be a bit thicker in order to hold it all together.
Put a light crumb coat on first and then go back and frost the cake with a thicker layer of frosting.
To make the frosting smooth, run your butter knife or off-set spatula in hot water and then smooth a small section and repeat. If using a butter knife, use the smooth side.
original publish date
June 19, 2014