Easy Buttercream Frosting
This easy buttercream frosting recipe is a must have in your recipe book. It is a hybrid between American Buttercream and a swiss meringue buttercream. Very EASY to make, silky, smooth, delicious and pipes beautifully.
Servings 4 cups
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pasteurized egg whites
- 4 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 lb powdered sugar or 4 cups
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
Directions
- Beat the egg whites and powdered sugar in a stand mixer until it becomes fluffy and shiny for about 5 minutes.
- Then add the room temperature butter in small pieces and whip on high for about 8 minutes or until it comes together.
- Add the vanilla and salt and mix until combined.
- To color add gel food coloring a little at a time until the gel color is fully combined. Remember that as the buttercream sits the color darkens so don't add too much.