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Candy Cane Buttercream Frosting
This candy cane buttercream frosting is cool, creamy, and perfectly peppermint, made with real crushed candy canes for classic holiday flavor. It pipes beautifully onto cupcakes, cookies, and cakes, and is the perfect finishing touch for your Christmas desserts.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min⏳ Prep: 15 min👤 Courtney📖 cakemehometonight
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- blender
- food processor
- microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, whip the room temperature unsalted butter for ⏱️ 5 minutes until light, pale, and creamy.
unsalted butter (room temperature)2 cups
2
Add in half of the powdered sugar and mix on the lowest speed until the sugar is combined with the butter. Add the remaining half of the powdered sugar and continue to mix on low speed until fully combined.
powdered sugar5 cups
3
To make the candy cane powder, pulse candy canes in a food processor or blender until it turns into a very fine powder.
4
Add in the candy cane powder, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt and mix on low speed until combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure the ingredients are well incorporated.
vanilla extract2 tsp
5
Increase the mixer speed to medium and whip the buttercream for about 4 to ⏱️ 5 minutes until it is smooth and creamy. If there are still cane candy powder granules in the frosting, continue to mix until they are fully dissolved. Then, turn the mixer to low speed and mix for several minutes to smooth out the buttercream.
6
Optional: To smooth out the buttercream and remove any air bubbles, heat 1 cup of the frosting in the microwave for ⏱️ 15 seconds. Pour the melted frosting back into the mixing bowl and mix the frosting on low speed until the buttercream is super smooth and creamy.
Nutrition Facts
calories
1203 kcal
fat Content
82 g
serving Size
1 cup
sugar Content
118 g
sodium Content
252 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
222 mg
carbohydrate Content
121 g
saturated Fat Content
52 g
unsaturated Fat Content
24 g
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