Butter Cream Frosting HELP!!!!!!!!

[rufalina]

Thanks... I really think it is how I bet the butter. I don't think I beat it enough.

I have considered the Betty Crocker, even have some in the cupboard... It is nice, but I am determined to get this dang butter cream frosting if it kills me!!!

[NaeNae]

150 g butter, softened
250 g icing sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons milk

I also use the regular black and gold butter i leave it room temp overnight before. I also whip it for ages, if it gets too soft you can always stick it in the fridge for a little bit

Nae x

[Mum2Romone]

You can over whip it.

I uses a heap of butter left out to soften and add the icingnsugar as I go for texture.....

[rufalina]

I think the last lot I did the butter was too soft and I used a big bowl... So small bowl, sightly harder butter and beat more... I am paranoid about the over beating... I need to just have more butter on hand and let the fear go...

[Erin_25]

yes, be at one with the butter LOL!

I have a 'thing' I got free from tupperware when I had a party a little while ago and it is for whipping things like cream etc. I used it to make butter cream once & it was amazing....small bowl etc worked well.

Go for smaller bowl so the whisks can move butter around better, I myself just beat til nice and creamy texture, I don't wait for it to go white. I have never found it to matter...like I said I've even put all ingredients in at once and have had no problems.

[Beach Mama]

Mine is called Betty Crocker choc fudge, or vanilla if I need to colour it for the kids. I have given up trying because I can never ever get it right. Good luck though the only one I fluked was with icing sugar, butter and some lemon juice and rind and I put in it the KA and forgot about it for a bit. Maybe that's the key!

[Manhattan]

I used the Crabapple Bakery recipe for the first time ever last week, and it was sooooo yummy, and tasted just like the ones in their stores.

200g unsalted softened butter
1/2 cup milk
1 tbs vanilla extract
8 cups icing sugar

Butter and milk both at room temp. If using milk from fridge, microwave for bout a minute.

Cream butter for 1-2 mins. Add the milk, vanilla and half sifted icing sugar and beat for another 3 mins. Add remaining sugar and beat for a further 3 mins until light and fluffy, and of a spreadable consistency. Add some extra milk if too dry, or extra sugar if too wet.

I am far from a good baker, and this work perfectly for me the first time. Personally though I would halve the ingredients, as I had a heap left over which is now in my freezer waiting for another cake to ice

Good luck hun, and I'm sure whatever you do will be perfect x