American Buttercream Frosting

Yield: 680 g or 3 Cups Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 226 g (16 Tbsp or 1 Cup) Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature

• 350 g (1¾ Cup) Powdered Sugar

• 2 Tbsp (30 ml)Heavy Cream

• 1 tsp (5 ml) Vanilla Extract

• ½ tsp (4 g) Kosher Salt

Recipe

1. Sift the powdered sugar into a separate bowl. Set aside.

2. In a mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter on medium speed until smooth and lighter in color. About 4 minutes.

3. Set the speed to low and slowly add in half of the powdered sugar.

   Laila’s Tip: Please mix slowly! Even a small burst of speed in the mixer will send the powdered sugar all over your counter. You can also cover your bowl to prevent this (some mixers come with a plastic cover attachment or you can use a towel).

4. Once half of the powdered sugar is added, mix in the heavy cream, vanilla, and salt until slightly combined.

5. Continue to slowly mix in the remaining powdered sugar until fully combined.

6. Adjust your frosting as desired:

   Want it thinner? Add more heavy cream.

   Want it thicker? Add more powdered sugar.

   Want it colored? Add in a few drops of gel food coloring.

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