(**Image and following recipe from cupcakeproject.com)For as long as Taylor and I have known each other, he has teased me about my vanilla preference. He cannot understand how I could ever choose vanilla ice cream over chocolate. But I remain firm.
So when Taylor came home with vanilla bean paste to make vanilla bean buttercream frosting for Grandma's wedding cake, I knew I was going to love it. And I did. Oh how I did!
I used the same recipe on Valentine's Day, too. I am not kidding here people, this is the greatest buttercream you ever will taste.
The recipe is:
Mix together 1 stick of room temperature butter and 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar until blended and creamy. Add 1 tablespoon milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste.
Notes:
1. Obviously you can leave out the vanilla bean paste for a plain buttercream frosting. This frosting has the BEST consistency, so I highly recommend it for all your plain buttercream needs.
2. Vanilla bean paste isn't in your average baking aisle. You may have to look around a bit. Taylor got ours here.
3. I like to add more than 2 teaspoons of the paste--it's all about how much vanilla you want.
4. You probably noticed that this recipe is pretty small. For a whole batch of cupcakes I would definitely double it.
Hope you love!
5 comments:
I didn't know that about you! I would rather have a big bowl of vanilla ice cream than any other flavor. It is just so good!
I only like vanilla ice cream with other things like rich chocolate cake...you know...to cut the sweetness;)
But I am glad that you stand up for your vanilla love. And using actual Vanilla I can get behind.
That is the buttercream recipe my mom has been using for as long as I can remember. I didn't even know that there were other recipes.
So funny you just posted this, I was on Cupcake Project looking for this recipe for Saturday's party...you saved me a lot of time, thanks :)
Thanks, Anne! It sounds delish. You can't go wrong with vanilla.
Did Danielle just slyly quote from Steel Magnolias? I knew I loved her.
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