Everyday Confectioners’ Sugar Frosting

Name: Everyday Confectioners’ Sugar Frosting
Yield: Makes Enough for One 3-Layer Cake, One 13-by-9-inch Cake, or 24 Cupcakes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: One 1-pound box (3⅔ cups) confectioners’ sugar; ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons milk, half-and-half, or evaporated milk

Preparation info

Makes Enough for One 3-Layer Cake, One
13-by-9 inch
Cake,

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

About

Making this frosting is so easy that you will soon be mixing up your favorite flavors without even looking at the recipe. Make vanilla first. Next try your hand at a variation or two; then start concocting frostings to complement the cakes you want to make.

Ingredients

½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
One 1-pound box (

Americas
United States
Dessert
Christmas
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a medium bowl, beat the butter with a mixer at medium speed until creamy and smooth. Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and salt, and beat for 1 minute. Add the milk and beat well at high speed, stopping often to scrape down the bowl, until the frosting is smooth and creamy and a nice texture for spreading on your cake.