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Updated French Vanilla Buttercream

luvbuttercream
By: luvbuttercream
Posted 9/23/10 • Last updated 9/23/10 • 1555 views • 140 comments

Posted by luvbuttercream

I posted a recipe awhile ago and have made some changes since that have made it even better! This recipe is almost pure white and crusts well.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter (room temp) 1 cup all vegetable shortening 8 cups icing sugar 1/2 tsp salt 4 fluid ounces of International Delight Coffee Creamer 2 fluid ounces unwhipped whipping cream

Instructions

Directions 1. Cream shortening and butter until fluffy. Add confectioner's sugar and continue creaming until well blended. 2. Add salt and cream mixture blend on low speed until moistened. Add additional whipping cream if necessary (up to 2 ounces). Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.

Comments (140)

MandaMoh3 10/1/10 at 8:21pm
Oh my word! I looove this recipe! Thank you so much!
Achievadiva 10/3/10 at 7:15pm
Tried it today for the first time....D E L I C I O U S!!! Thanks so much for sharing...
luvbuttercream 10/5/10 at 8:18am
Your welcome ladies so glad you enjoyed it!
bug048 10/5/10 at 7:06pm
doing a birthday cake, wish me luck!!! thank you luvbuttercream for reposting!!
luvbuttercream 10/6/10 at 7:19am
Good luck bug048 and no problem!
Mel32 10/7/10 at 1:52am
I am sorry to sound blonde, but what is whipping cream...is it fresh cream that you have in the fridge section of the supermarket????
luvbuttercream 10/7/10 at 2:52pm
An sort of thicker cream would work it helps make the frosting extra creamy and smooth.
luvbuttercream 10/7/10 at 2:53pm
Sorry I meant 'any'
Mel32 10/10/10 at 2:35am
I made a batch today for a baby shower, had so many comments. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, this is defiantly a keeper!!!!
JS605 10/10/10 at 6:22am
This was awesome and so easy to make!!! Thank you for sharing! I used this on top of a chocolate cupcake and had several people tell me it was the best they had ever had! Using again today for a birthday cake!!
dragonflycakelady 10/11/10 at 9:19am
I am new to this site.. first day :) Can i use this icing under rolled fondant? I am teaching myself the wonders of rolled fondant and molded creations... i have a real hard time covering the cakes with the fondant, but i am sure it will come in time, with practice. My biggest problem right now is finding an icing that i like to eat. I have made 2 cakes covered with fondant and 1 cake covered only with the butter cream icing, that one i kept for our family to eat .... i hated it .. the icing was so sweet YUK .. now i feel bad about sharing the first 2 cakes, thinking in my head that the cake is ruined from the so sweet icing. Any help would be fantastic. I have a fair amount of patience so trying numerous icings and techniques for fondants is fine. Thanks anyone who can help :)
luvbuttercream 10/12/10 at 3:27pm
dragonflycakelady: This recipe would do just great under fondant. I also dislike overly sweet frosting that is why I came up with this one. Hope you enjoy! Thank you Mel32 and JS605 for the wonderful comments and I am so glad you both enjoyed it!
LeeBD 10/13/10 at 7:17am
I'm assuming the Coffee creamer is French Vanilla flavor? Depending on cake flavor, any flavored creamer would probably work. Ever try using another flavor creamer? thanks
luvbuttercream 10/18/10 at 1:24pm
LeeBD: I personally haven't used another kind but I assume it would work just great. I just think vanilla is so versatile so I use it often. I also just noticed that I did not specify that the creamer was in fact fr. vanilla. But it can be substituted for any kind.
lisa2602 10/22/10 at 7:38am
luvbuttercream, I am planning to use your wonderful recipe for a birthday cake. I have tried so many recipes and they haven't brought me much luck. Therefore I have decided to give this one a try. Now my only question is can i add food coloring to it without changing the taste? I need to ice two separate cakes one will be royal blue the other lime green. Please let me know what you think. THANK YOU!
jagvipers 10/22/10 at 5:01pm
YUM! Just made this!
luvbuttercream 10/22/10 at 8:24pm
lisa: I use gel coloring all the time and have found the taste doesn't change much maybe just slightly but barely noticeable. Thank you jagvipers
fostergirl77 10/29/10 at 3:22pm
does this buttercream crust?
luvbuttercream 11/1/10 at 1:44pm
fostergirl77: Yes it does crust. Enjoy :)
naughtyeyes_00 11/2/10 at 9:20pm
what is international delight coffee creamer?? is that like coffee mate??
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