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comments: true
tags:
  - frosting
  - ingredient
  - buttercream
  - cupcake-jemma
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# :cake: American Buttercream

![American Buttercream](../../assets/images/american-buttercream.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:-----------------------: |
| 19 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :butter: 150 g soft unsalted butter
- :candy: 340 g confectioners' sugar
- :glass_of_milk: 4 Tbsp [whole milk][1]

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 stand mixer

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Add soft unsalted butter to a stand mixer and beat until nice and pale, about 5 minutes.

### Step 2

Sift confectioners' sugar and add to butter in two stages, beating for about 3 to 5 minutes between each addition. Make
sure the mixer is started at a low speed so that the sugar doesn't go everywhere.

### Step 3

Turn up speed to medium-high and beat until the buttercream is nice and smooth and pale, about 3 to 5 minutes.

### Step 4

Add vanilla to milk/liquid if needed.

### Step 5

Add 3 to 4 Tbsp of [whole milk][1] and beat for 3 to 4 minutes. Other flavors may be added at this point.

### Step 6

The consistency should by spreadable and soft. Add more liquid as desired.

## :link: Source

- <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4qazwRvO6E>

[1]: <../../reference/equivalents-and-substitutes.md#whole-milk>