Recipe

Vanilla Frosting

A fun and festive frosting with rainbow sprinkles, enough for 12 cupcakes or 1 sheet cake.

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Annika Macris

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Prep
20m
Serves
3 cups (enough for 12 cupcakes or 1 sheet cake)
Cal180 caloriesProtein0 gCarbs21 gFat10 gper 1/12 of recipe (about 2.5 tablespoons)

Ingredients

  • 20 tablespoons (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 2½ cups (10 ounces) confectioners' (powdered) sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    In bowl of stand mixer (or large bowl if using handheld mixer), combine softened butter, cream, vanilla, and salt. Lock bowl into place and attach paddle to stand mixer, if using.

  2. 2

    Start mixer on medium speed and beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Stop mixer. Use rubber spatula to scrape down sides of bowl.

  3. 3

    Start mixer on low speed. Slowly add sugar, a little bit at a time, and beat until smooth, about 4 minutes.

  4. 4

    Increase speed to medium-high and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stop mixer. Remove bowl from stand mixer, if using.

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