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DEL.ICIO.USBasic Buttercream Frosting
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This frosting can be left white or tinted with food coloring. To make orange frosting, use 1 to 2 drops red and 2 to 3 drops yellow coloring. -- Deborah Geering, for the Journal-Constitution
Hands on time: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minutes Serves: Makes 12 lavishly frosted or 24 moderately frosted cupcakes
Ingredients:
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 pound (4 cups) confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add the confectioners’ sugar, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk. If the frosting is too thick to spread easily, beat in an additional tablespoon milk.
Nutrition:
Per serving (based on 12): 284 calories (percent of calories from fat, 48), trace protein, 38 grams carbohydrates, no fiber, 15 grams fat (10 grams saturated), 41 milligrams cholesterol, 157 milligrams sodium.
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