Icing Sugar
This is a wonderful recipe for light and fluffy buttercream icing that also tastes great. Pipe it onto cupcakes and it will look like a professional baker lives at your house!
Beat the butter until smooth, pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the Chelsea Icing Sugar, half a cup at a time.
- Make sure your cake has cooled completely before icing. - Begin with a crumb coat (a thin layer of icing). Chill for 30 minutes, then add a second thicker layer of icing. - Use the correct tools - a decorating turntable, offset spatula and bench scraper will help to achieve the best results.
You may have added too much water. Try adding a little extra icing sugar. Alternatively, the mixture might be too warm. Try chilling the whole bowl in the fridge for 15-20 minutes, then re-whip. Conversely, a buttercream that appears curdled and lumpy may be too cold. You can fix this by gently heating the buttercream (hold the bowl over steaming water for a short time), then re-whipping.
Yes! Try swapping the vanilla essence for almond, lemon, orange or raspberry essence. You can also stir melted chocolate into the buttercream. Alternatively, try one of our other icing recipes: - Cream cheese icing - Lemon icing - Chocolate buttercream icing
Buttercream icing can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Bring to room temperature and re-whip before using.
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