How to Make the Best-Ever Vanilla Buttercream Frosting - Gemma's Bold Baking Basics Ep 9

Make the Best-Ever Vanilla Buttercream Frosting recipe with my chef-tested tips and techniques!

Hi Bold Bakers! One of the most common questions I receive is how to make the best-ever Buttercream Frosting. I've tried and failed myself over the years, which helped me learn that it's not only the recipe but the technique to help you create the best-ever buttercream. So in this week's Bold Baking Basics, I'll show you that technique and how to make perfect frosting every time. So let's get baking!

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1½ cups (12oz/340g) butter, softened
6 cups (1lb 8oz/680g) icing sugar (powdered sugar), sifted
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Seeds scraped from one vanilla bean pod (optional)
2-3 tablespoons milk or cream
Pinch of salt

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For anyone who is wondering what ingredients she is using

Ingredients
1½ cups (12oz/340g) butter, softened
6 cups (1lb 8oz/680g) icing sugar (powdered sugar), sifted
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Seeds scraped from one vanilla bean pod (optional)
2-3 tablespoons milk or cream
Pinch of salt

[HeySis-dtbk]

This is the BEST frosting I've ever made!!!! THANKS. I did add a extra cup powdered sugar and a little more milk and vanilla because I was frosting cookings. Amazing.

[rachelsantos]

This is the BEST recipe ever!!! I had tried making buttercream many times but they never turned out good! I am from Brazil and we don't eat a lot of buttercream here! But everybody at home loved the one I made with your recipe!!! Thank you for teaching us how to make the best buttercream! 🙏💜

[caitlinstrawbridge]

I would love your channel even more if you gave the measurements. Like if you agree👍

[lucycorder]

I'm 12 and my birthday is this Saturday! I'm getting a kitchen aid mixer and I'm over the moon!!

[biggysmalls]

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN EASY AND GOOD ICING RECIPE, THIS HELPED SOOOO MUCH, THANK

[PaleoEntertainment]

I used this recipe for making my birthday cake this year and it turned out awesome! It was light and not too sweet, which I absolutely loved. Thank you.

[sweettreatsyt]

Looks amazing! I love how fluffy and thick the buttercream turned out! 😍

[monicaluna]

Made this at home today for my husbands birthday cake! Turned out so good. Used just a half cup more of powdered sugar and pinch more of vanilla. Did not incorpora salt. Makes a lot of frosting!

[ASingleVoice]

Oh my Jem I have tried and tried to make a descent icing in years but it just never was that great... edible, but not amazing but followed your easy steps tooo!! the note !!! and wow.. I make great, no amazing cup cakes moist and light and really tasty and friends all ways ask what’s my secret.... but never ask for the icing recipe, but at my birthday party yesterday but actually the 15th of April any way I made some cupcake treats and with your recipe and now never before their all wanting the whole recipe and the secret to light fluffy creamy icing I can’t thank you enough your an absolute God send hug hug hug

[apricott]

I used this frosting on my coconut cake. It was perfect! I never knew what whipping butter for 7-8 minutes could do😍. Thank you.

[thomaso]

This the best buttercream frosting I've ever made I redused the sugar a little bit

[ananthyvijay]

i love ur recipies the time i follow from ur recipe it will always turn out great.thanks

[UncleBobbo]

Mom passed away today. She had a recipe for homemade vanilla buttercream frosting that was amazing. I never learned it from her. Now I've got to try my hardest to recreate it. This is my starting point.

[chrishellelaniece]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! We have been having issues for years! Found this video yesterday and had NO ISSUES! THANK YOU!

[nancyd.]

Another successful recipe! Your directions are flawless. Just made this today and it's so yummy!

[homefood]

It's so creamy and delicious...thanks for the recipes💚👍👍😃😃

[NanaOseiTutu]

I just made this yesterday and it turned out great! I coloured mine gold with Americolor Gold gel food colouring and I used LorAnn Oils Bubblegum flavour to use for cupcakes I'm baking for my church. Thank you so much Gemma, this recipe has saved my life!

[danaattieh]

FORGET ALL OTHER AMERICAN BUTTERCREAM RECIPES AND TRY THIS ONE!!! amaaaazing. I usually hate the taste of american buttercream because it is extra sweet, but not with Gemma's method. I followed her instructions exactly and wooowww ... best frosting ever.. thank you Gemma