Three bowls of different buttercream frosting, two vanilla and one chocolate flavoured

Buttercream icing

Name: Buttercream icing
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes enough to ice 12 cupcakes or fill and ice a 20cm cake
Ingredients: 125g unsalted butter, softened and cubed; 250g icing sugar, sifted; 1½ tbsp whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time15 mins
Easy
Makes enough to ice 12 cupcakes or fill and ice a 20cm cake

Ingredients

125g unsalted butter, softened and cubed
250g icing sugar, sifted
1½ tbsp whole milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

STEP 1
Beat the softened butter using either a hand mixer or free-standing electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add the icing sugar in 3 separate additions and beat fully between each. Add the vanilla and milk and beat to fully combine. On full speed beat the buttercream for at least 5 minutes until fluffy, smooth and lighten in colour.
STEP 2
Spread and fill a 20cm cake or fill a large pipping bag and pipe over cupcakes.