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Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
This strawberry buttercream frosting is smooth, creamy, and full of real strawberry flavor. Homemade strawberry reductions gives the frosting natural strawberry sweetness and a rosy pink hue without food coloring. It pipes beautifully and works with cakes, cupcakes, and cookie sandwiches.
👥 5 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min⏳ Prep: 15 min👤 Courtney📖 cakemehometonight
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Before making the buttercream, make the strawberry reduction. You can make the strawberry reduction up to a week in advance and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Bring the reduction to room temperature before making the buttercream.
2
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
3
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
4
Add in the strawberry reduction and mix on low speed until fully combined with the butter mixture. Then, add in the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt, and continue to mix on low speed until combined and smooth. 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 3 to ⏱️ 5 minutes until it is smooth and creamy. If the buttercream looks split or curdled, this is normal, just continue to whip until it emulsifies and turns smooth and creamy. Then, turn the mixer to low speed and mix the buttercream for several minutes to remove air bubbles.
6
Optional: To smooth out the buttercream, melt 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
1170 kcal
fat Content
78 g
serving Size
1 cup
fiber Content
0.5 g
sugar Content
119 g
sodium Content
249 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
209 mg
carbohydrate Content
122 g
saturated Fat Content
49 g
unsaturated Fat Content
23 g
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