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When I was first learning how to cook, I was willing to experiment and try all kinds of recipes to teach myself different cooking techniques and to see how flavors worked together. However, one thing I never wanted to experiment with…was 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
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
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.