I have a passion for baking…I love to bake and bake homemade goodies for my family several times a week. When I say I love to bake, I love to bake from scratch. While it’s quick & easy to buy store-bought frosting & icing, I avoid it due to the ingredients and preservatives they put into it. In addition, I think anytime you make something from scratch, it just tastes better!
We are not huge cupcake and cake eaters here at my home, but when I do make them…I like to whip up a batch of homemade buttercream frosting for on top. If you’re making a double layer cake, you’ll need to double this recipe. If your making a regular batch of 6-8 cupcakes, you’ll have enough frosting for all of them.
Easy-to-Make Homemade Buttercream Frosting Recipe
16 oz. jar of marshmallow creme
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, softened
5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup confectioners’ 10X sugar
In a medium sized mixing bowl, beat the marshmallow cream using an electric mixer set on low speed. Add the softened butter in 1″ pieces and beat until smooth and creamy. Add-in the fresh lemon juice, vanilla extract and confectioners’ 10X sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything gets mixed together. Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Frost your cake or cupcakes immediately.
Tip: I spoon all of my frosting into an icing decorator bag and then just squeeze it onto the top of my cupcakes. If you don’t have one, spoon it all into a zipper closure freezer bag and push it down into one corner of the bag, purge out the air and seal. Use scissors to cut the tip off of the bag and use it as a decorating icing bag.
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I love to try different buttercream recipes. i have never used marshmallow fluff in one of them, so this would be different for me.
I learned how to make cream cheese frosting from my sister. I put in on cupcakes that are not carrot cake.
If I had my choice, I’d skip the cake & just eat a bowl of frosting!! YUM! As a kid, I would go into my Grandma’s kitchen & if I was there too long, she would holler “You better not be eating the icing off that cake!” I would say, “I’m not!” Of course, I was, lolol.
On yum! I love this easy Buttercream frosting recipe! I will have to make this this summer when I make my daughter’s birthday cake. I bet it tastes delicious!
never would have guess “marshmallow creme” sounds and looks so so good. I am not much of a baker, have discovered the pre-packaged cake in a mug. I have to say they are good