{"id":7826,"date":"2016-01-09T09:41:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T16:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T19:31:42","slug":"buttercream-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/buttercream-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttercream Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Easy Buttercream<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-ingredients-no-images wprm-recipe-16664-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"16664\" data-servings=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\">\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">(115 grams) unsalted butter<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">(softened)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1.5<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">(180 grams) powdered sugar<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\"> For a sweeter frosting, mix in an additional 1\/4 C<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1 egg yolk<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tablespoons<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">(30 ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">pure vanilla extract<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">Tiny pinch<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">of salt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-16664-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"16664\">\n<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\">Instructions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\">\n<ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-16664-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">In the large mixing bowl, combine the butter and powdered sugar.&nbsp; Mix with a hand-held mixer until smooth and fully combined.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-16664-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Continue mixing on medium speed until everything is well combined.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"wprm-recipe-16664-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\">Pipe the frosting onto cupcakes or frost a cake.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-video\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\">\n<h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-notes-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\">Note<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\">Frosting can be made 1 to 2 days in advance, cover tightly and transfer to the refrigerator. Remove from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before frosting cupcakes\/cakes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><strong>Heavy Cream: <\/strong>You may replace the heavy cream with milk, but the frosting won&#8217;t be quite as creamy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><strong>Recipe Variations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vanilla:&nbsp;<\/strong>For a vanilla buttercream frosting, double the vanilla.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chocolate:<\/strong> Sift 1\/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder and mix it into the frosting base until well combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caramel:<\/strong> Mix in 1\/4C&nbsp; caramel ice cream topping.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strawberry:<\/strong> Add a 1-ounce frozen strawberries to the bowl at Step 2 above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>American Buttercream<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine\n<ul>\n<li>2 sticks softened butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C shortening<\/li>\n<li>scant salt and 1 tsp vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Combine with\n<ul>\n<li>12-14 oz confectioner sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Beat everything using your paddle attachment<\/li>\n<li>Add\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 C buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>2 TBL (1 oz) sour cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Blend until combined<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Ice round cakes on a lazy susan<\/li>\n<li>You can elevate the cake by putting a flat mixing bowl on the lazy susan at the beginning<\/li>\n<li>Put a blob of icing on the cardboard cake round to &#8220;hold&#8221; the cake still<\/li>\n<li>Cut the puffy top off so that layered cakes will sit evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Using a long knife or long saw blade, cut even layers<\/li>\n<li>Cut a notch in the side of the cake to help with alignment later<\/li>\n<li>Ice between layers<\/li>\n<li>Create a &#8220;crumb coat&#8221; of icing that will be covered up later.<\/li>\n<li>Put the crumb coat into the fridge for 20-30 minutes to harden<\/li>\n<li>Apply the final outside layer of icing.<\/li>\n<li>To create &#8220;writing chocolate&#8221; combine 1 C chocolate chips and 2 tsp canola oil.&nbsp; Stir together, then microwave for 60 seconds.&nbsp; Stir to mix, then put into a piping bag or squirt bottle.&nbsp; As you are writing, back up and the end of each letter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Buttercream Ingredients 1\/2 cup (115 grams) unsalted butter (softened) 1.5 cups (180 grams) powdered sugar For a sweeter frosting, mix in an additional 1\/4 C 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons (30 ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream 1\/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Tiny pinch of salt Instructions In the large mixing bowl, combine &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/buttercream-frosting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Buttercream Frosting&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-part-of-another-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7826"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23183,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7826\/revisions\/23183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}