Milk/Cream

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

October 22, 2013
1
2 Ratings
  • Makes 1 batch
Author Notes

The perfect frosting for Chocolate cookie dough cupcakes —Peter Block @ Feed Your Soul Too

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 - 4 tablespoons Milk
Directions
  1. Cream butter in medium-sized bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and creamy.
  2. Add vanilla and two tablespoons of milk. Mix well.
  3. Add the flour and mix on low speed until mostly combined. Then bump up the speed to medium-high and mix well.
  4. At this point, if the frosting is too thick, add two more tablespoons of milk.
  5. Add one cup of powdered sugar and mix on low speed until mostly combined. Then mix on medium-high speed until fully incorporated. Mix for one more minute.
  6. If the frosting is too thin, add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until the desired consistency is reached. But if the frosting is too thick, add milk one table spoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

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6 Reviews

Lauren W. April 12, 2024
Four reviews pointing out the error — the flour is obviously a mistake. Why has this recipe not been corrected?
 
Reign April 12, 2020
I tried this recipe not fully reading it. Flour in a frosting is super gross. This recipe NEEDS to be edited.
 
EO September 9, 2019
Flour is for cake but confectioner sugar is for frosting. This is a frosting recipe. Needs edit.
 
mhires March 12, 2014
the flour in the recipe is supposed to be powered sugar, i assume? otherwise, this would taste like biscuit dough....
 
Peter B. March 14, 2014
the flour is for the cake. does that make sense?
 
Laura1 November 1, 2020
So change the ingredient list reflect that— is that so difficult?!