Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
The perfect fluffy vanilla buttercream frosting made with just 5 simple ingredients. This easy birthday cake frosting can be made vegan and dairy free and is wonderful on your favorite cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more. You'll never go back to store-bought frosting again!
Servings 16 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter (or vegan buttery stick such as Earth Balance), at room temperature
- 2 ½ - 3 cups powdered sugar **
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Optional: 2 teaspoons milk (I like unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- ⅓ cup sprinkles (for birthday cake frosting)
Instructions
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, add the softened butter (or vegan butter) and whip on high until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat slowly at first, then increase speed to high and beat for 2-3 minutes. You may need to add in a teaspoon or two of milk to thin the frosting out, but it depends on how you like it. Enjoy as is or fold sprinkles into the frosting with a spatula to make birthday cake frosting!