How to make vanilla American Buttercream for frosting that is perfect to frost cakes, pipe on cupcakes and even fill macarons.
What is buttercream?
Buttercream is a cream that is made using butter and some form of sugar. It’s used to frost cakes, pipe on cupcakes, as fillings and even to decorate cookies sometimes.
Buttercreams can be of four kinds:
-American Buttercream
-Swiss Meringue Buttercream
-French Buttercream
-Italian Meringue buttercream
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What equipment do I need?
–Set of teaspoons and tablespoons
What ingredients do I need to make vanilla American Buttercream for frosting?
Using good quality butter is crucial to get a delicious buttercream. I would recommend using this butter for making buttercreams. Butter with higher fat content and lower amount of moisture or water content will give you excellent buttercream.
Icing sugar or powdered sugar is used for making American Buttercream. You can grind up some regular sugar to make icing sugar.
Vanilla Essence is used to give vanilla flavor to the buttercream.
How to make vanilla American Buttercream for frosting?
-In a bowl, take softened butter, that is, butter at room temperature.
-Start beating using a whisk attachment in case of hand beater/ paddle attachment in case of stand mixer.
-Add icing sugar in small three batches to the butter. Keep mixing in between.
-Add vanilla essence to the butter cream.
-Beat till well combined, light, fluffy and pale in color.
Pro Tips to nail American Buttercream:
-If you want to color buttercream, add fat soluble colors to the buttercream. It is high in fat content and fat soluble colors would be the perfect fit for buttercreams.
-If your butter is cold and hard, microwave it for just 10 seconds and you will get softened butter instantly.
-If your buttercream is looking curdled, place it on a double boiler set up. The gentle heat will melt the fats in butter a bit , you can whisk it vigorously and it will become smooth.
Frequently Asked Questions:
-Why is American buttercream so sweet?
It is sweet because we are grinding and directly adding all the sugar to the buttercream making it sweeter and denser than other buttercreams.
-Why is my buttercream grainy?
You have not sieved the icing sugar before making your buttercream. Sieving makes sure there are no lumps and grits.
-Which butter should I use salted or unsalted?
I prefer salted butter for buttercreams. Both works fine, but the salted butter brings out more flavor in buttercream.
-How to store American buttercream?
Store it in an air- tight container or a bowl which you have wrapped well with cling wrap. Store it in room temperature or in a cool and dry area.
-How long does American buttercream last?
At room temperature, you can leave the buttercream for up to three days. I would recommend making fresh batches instead of storing it n freezer or refrigerator.
-Does American buttercream need to be refrigerated?
If you want, you can refrigerate it in an air tight container for up to a week.
-Can I use vanilla American Buttercream for piping?
Yes it pipes out pretty well. Make sure the cream is smooth.
-Can I use vanilla American Buttercream for macarons?
Yes you can use it to fill macarons.
Sponges that go well with American Buttercream:
How to make vanilla American Buttercream for frosting
How to make vanilla American Buttercream for frosting that is perfect to frost cakes, pipe on cupcakes and even fill macarons.
Ingredients
- Butter(softened at room temperature)- 100 grams
- Icing sugar- 100 grams
- Vanilla essence- 1 tsp
Directions
- Step 1 Let the butter soften at room temperature.
- Step 2 If you do not have icing sugar, just take regular refined sugar and grind it in a mixer grinder to get powdered/ icing sugar.
- Step 3 In a bowl, start beating the butter using a whisk or a hand blender.
- Step 4 Beat till the butter becomes fluffy.
- Step 5 Add the icing sugar and continue beating.
- Step 6 Add the vanilla essence.
- Step 7 Once the buttercream starts looking smooth and shiny, you will know that your buttercream is ready.
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