Buttercream Frosting
A Traditional Frosting as Featured on Our Packaging--Extremely Popular and Perfect for Most Any Cake
Ingredients List
- 3 3/4 cups - (1 lb. box) Domino® Confectioners Sugar
- 1/2 cup - butter (1 stick), softened
- 3 to 4 tablespoons - milk
- 1 teaspoon - vanilla extract
Instructions
In a large bowl with electric mixer at low speed, combine sugar, butter, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed 1 to 2 minutes until creamy. If desired, add more milk until frositng is spreading consistency.
Makes enough to fill and frost a 2-layer cake, a 13x9x2-inch sheet cake or 24 cupcakes.
Variations:
Peanut Butter Crunch—substitute peanut butter for butter; sprinkle either candy peanut butter pieces or chopped peanuts over frosting.
Chocolate—add 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, adding milk a teaspoon at a time until desired consistency. Top with chocolate curls, if desired.
Orange—substitute fresh orange juice for milk, add 1 tsp. orange extract and 1 tsp. grated orange zest. Top with thin strips of orange peel.
Lemon--substitute fresh lemon juice for milk, add 1 tsp. lemon extract and 1 tsp. grated lemon zest. Top with thin strips of lemon peel.
