Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Making frosting intimidated me.  It’s such a key part of a cake, or cupcakes, and I was scared to mess up such an important element. I was afraid the dessert would then be ruined, so I would always resort to using canned frosting. While canned frosting tastes just OK, homemade frosting tastes so much better!  Think about the feeling you get when you eat a piece of cake from a great bakery or in a nice restaurant and the frosting is rich and light and, often for me, the best part of the cake.  Right?

So here is my recipe for a fluffy and rich Strawberry Buttercream Frosting. It’s such an easy recipe!  To bring out a sweet strawberry flavor, I use a strawberry syrup. I’m certainly not looking to cut calories when I’m making frosting, I mean…c’mon really?  I’ve found that this particular syrup is a perfect consistency and its deep red color  makes the color of the strawberry buttercream lovely.

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Cook: 5 minutes mins

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A perfect recipe for icing or decorating a cake or cupcakes. The strawberry syrup gives the frosting a wonderful flavor and vibrant color.

Ingredients 

• ▢ 1 cup salted butter softened, 2 sticks
• ▢ 4 cups confectioners sugar powdered
• ▢ 3 tablespoons strawberry syrup I use Walden Farms brand
• ▢ 2 tablespoons heavy cream

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Instructions 

• Beat the butter for a few minutes with a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed.
• Reduce the speed to the lowest speed setting and add one cup of the confectioners sugar at a time until the sugar has fully incorporated with the butter.
• Add the strawberry syrup and the heavy cream and increase the speed of the mixer to medium and beat for about 2-3 minutes until smooth.