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Cupcake With Creamy Butter Frosting
Cupcake With Creamy Butter Frosting
D. Rattray
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Course : Cakes
Special : Quick
Type of Prep : Mix / Beat
Cuisine : U.S. Regional
Occasion : Birthdays
 
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Creamy Butter Frosting

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Creamy butter frosting recipe

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pound (3 1/2 cups) sifted confectioners sugar
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk

PREPARATION:

Cream butter, salt, and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating after each addition. Add 3 tablespoons milk, beating until smooth. Beat in more milk until desired spreading consistency is reached. Makes about 2 1/3 cups of frosting, enough to frost tops and sides of of an 8-inch 2-layer cake or a 10-inch tube or bundt cake, or about 1 dozen cupcakes.

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