5522847,6 21,6 L3,6 Z M3,13 C2. This post may contain affiliate links. See my privacy policy for details. This best buttercream icing made it in to my cookbook, that’s how amazing it is!

This recipe was one of the first on my website and has been viewed by tens of millions of people over the years! This buttercream icing is still is amazing, melt in your mouth, whippy, ultimate swirly cupcake worthy. It was fantastic on the homemade chocolate cake I made to go with it the very first time I whipped it up. Angels dancing on your taste buds. I’ve tried it on every cupcake that you can imagine and it’s even amazing on vanilla. Please go and have a read of my Buttercream Icing FAQ which answers a lot of the questions about this recipe asked in the hundreds of comments on this post below!

The most important is How to Fix Broken Buttercream, that’s a whole post in itself! Icing Questions and Answers Do I have to refrigerate a cake with buttercream? This buttercream has butter and it has whipping cream in it. That’s a personal call for you. I have left it out overnight, but I honestly have to tell you to refrigerate it instead of leaving it out.

How long can you leave a cake with buttercream icing out? I leave mine out for a day, not in the hot sun at all and it’s fine. According to the US food and inspection agency, you can leave a cake with buttercream frosting out for 2-3 days. What is the best butter to use? Salted and organic butter is literally the best butter that you can use. It is the salt that really makes this the best buttercream frosting ever. How do I make the frosting stiffer?

You will want to use less cream in order to make the frosting stiffer. Start out with only a small amount of cream and add it until you get the consistency that you want. How do you thicken up frosting? This buttercream frosting is thick to start without adding in the cream!

To start, beat in the icing sugar and see what the thickness of the frosting is. Then you can add a little bit of cream, a little at a time, until you reach the desired consistency. This one is easy, leave it out on the counter at room temperature for 45-60 minutes and it will be soft! If that doesn’t work and your frosting is too thick, then you might have to beat it again and add some more cream.

Can you store butter based frostings in the refrigerator? Can you freeze butter based icings? I freeze it all the time! Simply defrost, mix and use as normal. Tips and Tricks for the Best Buttercream Frosting Always use salted butter.