Buttermilk Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Feb 17, 2021

5 minutes

I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner, but replacing the milk/cream with buttermilk in homemade frosting is seriously amazing. It's not obviously tangy. It just balances out the extreme sweetness that is American Buttercream so well. Looks really cute with sprinkles on top too!

This frosting would go great on top of our super easy banana chocolate chip muffins!

Kitchen tools
1 ea		Hand mixer
1 ea		Round piping tip
Ingredients
1 ea		Sprinkles (optional)
1 Cup		Butter, salted, room temperature
4 Cups		Powdered sugar
2 tsp		Vanilla extract
3 Tbsp		Buttermilk, room temperature

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Cupcakes with buttermilk vanilla buttercream frosting

Beat softened butter and powdered sugar together for a few minutes until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and buttermilk and continue beating for another minute.

Pipe or frost cupcakes, add sprinkles if desired, and serve.