Quick and Almost-Professional Buttercream Icing

Name: Quick and Almost-Professional Buttercream Icing
Total time: 10
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 0.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 1.5 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons milk; 3 drops food coloring, or as needed

Recipe by xoshadyxo from allrecipes.com

Dessert 10 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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0.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
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1.5 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

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2 tablespoons milk
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3 drops food coloring, or as needed

Instructions

Cream butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth and fluffy.
Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fully incorporated.
Beat in vanilla extract.
Add milk and beat for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
Add food coloring, if using, and beat for thirty seconds until smooth or until desired color is reached.
Use immediately or store buttercream in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.