How to Make the Best American Buttercream | CHELSWEETS

Here's how I make every batch of my American buttercream! Over the years I've tweaked the recipe and process, so I figured I share my favorite (and super easy) 5-ingredient frosting recipe.


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[garcia]

This is the absolute best ABC I've ever made. I did not sift and it was not grainy at all. I followed the recipe exactly (used extract where in video bean was used). PERFECTION in taste, texture, and pipe-ability lol. I piped flowers on cupcakes with this. I did 24 heavily piped cupcakes. I think I could've gotten 3 dozen out of the frosting but I made 1 8-in round and let my sun play with the remaining icing on it and it was COVERED. Thank you for such a great video and recipe! So easy to follow. Also to anyone saying it was too runny - was your butter more MELTED vs softened? Maybe? Try this recipe again, cause it's a winner.

[vbecker]

recipe and tutorial! Great tips! Tried it this morning and it’s perfect!

[DraGnFly]

BEST American buttercream frost video! I have seen many and yours shows the r process in real time where others speed it up making it look like the frosting is beatened and not churned slow! I now know my mistake!
Thank U! 💗

[chrisjaskulski]

This recipe worked great. Thank you for sharing!

[Viper]

FOOLPROOF. Just like she said. It turned out amazing! I managed to make a bakery style 9inch round and it came out amazing and delicious. LOVE this frosting!

[dbarnes]

Your recipe made it very easy to smooth my cake.

[nicolem.]

Wow I love the vanilla beans showing thru! Always a beautiful site. Does the butter taste reduce over a certain amount of time? Like if it were in the fridge or over a few days?

[aurelove]

Any advice on how to use LESS sugar and still make it possible to frost ? I don't like a too sweet frosting :s

[carolynebarker]

I’m going to have to try this thank you for sharing

[Itsdefinitelynotme.]

2 cups unsalted butter
Vanilla extract
2lbs/7cups powdered sugar
Salt
2-3 tbs heavy cream

[alumeres]

Excellent video. You're the best. Thanks

[Tyranamaryannasaurus]

Hello, I am completely obsessed with your recipes and tutorials. Do you have a book out? If so, please share where to buy it!

[griffincontracting]

No need to sieve powdered-sugar or flour in modern times. So funny that people still do that. I did for years, and NEVER found even a single clump...so I quit doing it. Absolutely no difference in my baking. Thanks so much for this recipe. I use it when I make butter-pecan cake.

[ericamerinbabu]

Everytime I try to make buttercream at first it turns out nice but after sometime it turns grainy Can you tell me how can I make it right?

[rebeccadostie]

Hi! I’m making a wedding cake for my niece, she wants a semi naked cake, to look somewhat like a birch tree, she wants chocolate cake with some sort of buttercream. Of all the types of buttercreams, what would you say is the best one to use….the meringue buttercream, the American buttercream… etc.? It’s going to be around 78° that day but I’m pretty sure there will be air-conditioner. Also, how to get it to be more white than yellow? Thank you in advance 🫶🏼

Ps you do beautiful work!! Great videos!

[thebeautiesfamily]

Great video my new friend what can cause my buttercream to taste like butter and what can I do to get that resolve please. 🤗❤🥰

[EverydayDoll]

Hi love this. Btw I tried ABC but mine never came out into buttercream. Mine just turned into just white butter beaten n was only getting runny. Why was that? All my butter n sugar was wasted😭

[cherriefic]

I'm sorry, did you said that the powdered sugar has cornstarch in it?

[christinaliedel]

Random question. How many batches do you make for a 4 tier 6in round cake?

[AdrianaJPerez]

is this what you used to frost the wedding cakes?