If you hate regular BUTTERCREAM FROSTING, this less-sweet, silky smooth recipe will change your mind

If you’re looking for a silky smooth buttercream frosting recipe that is not too sweet or grainy, then this recipe is it! I find traditional American style buttercreams way too sweet, so I came up with my own version that has far less icing sugar (in relation to the amount of butter) compared to more traditional recipes. Best part is, it’s still stable enough to use for layered cakes and is great for piping too!

INGREDIENTS:
- 1½ cups (340 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
- 3 cups (375 g) icing sugar - also known as powdered/confectioners sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract
- ½ cup (120 g) cream - room temperature, minimum fat percentage of 30%

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[joannasarcamedes]

I appreciate how you explain the details of how each ingredient and temperature etc. affects the end consistency.

[UnicornTailz]

I’m American and I dislike overly sweet frostings. My kids also avoid the over sweet and will only eat the cakes that I make. I’m going to try this recipe - it looks yummy!! And I love a good buttercream frosting but most are wayyyy too sweet. Thank you for sharing ❤

[laurawestenra]

Replacing some of the icing sugar with corn starch has always worked well for me. Icing sugar is corn starch and fine sugar. The corn starch alone thickens the buttercream without the excessive sweetness.

[lilane]

This is ingenious. I remember I got fed up quite a few years back with the consistency of my buttercream and started adding miniscule quantities of milk. It never seemed enough, so I ended up using quite a lot. But I was also anxious it might backfire and fall apart. Whipping cream sounds like a winner!

[sharonmaher]

Could you try a tres leche cake soon, would love to see how you would make this, as all your cakes are amazingly good. Tried and tempted 😊

[tlsafir]

This is a winner. I cannot believe how perfect this came out. Thank you so much for being so specific about when to beat, for how long to beat, and on what power level to be. That's really the trick, and I was about to give up on cake decorating before I found this. Follow the instructions and you will not go wrong.

[zubeidawaqar]

Finally I made a three tier peach color cake with edible pearls using this recipe and it turned out beautiful and yummy!!Everyone just loved it, thanks to you.I also filled it with dark chocolate ganache.Thank you once again.

[dorothybermudez]

Instant pudding, an envelope of Dream Whip and 1 & 1/2 cups milk makes a great not overly sweet icing.

[rnorth]

I'm making buttercream now from a different recipe using your technique and adding cornstarch like someone here mentioned. Wow what an improvement! 😋 Light and not too sweet ❤️❤️❤️

[angelajames]

I made this for my grandsons birthday and I will never use anything else!!! Everyone absolutely loved that it wasn’t too sweet and so soft and fluffy!! Thank you so much!!!

[laskatz]

Looks delish! I’ve never been a buttercream fan. Too thick and greasy. This looks much more palatable. Thank you for this recipe. ❤

[treehugerakahalima]

Someone made this cream on their cupcakes and it tasted exactly like Swiss meringue buttercream but I could’ve believe it was this recipe. So silky and smooth and just tasted divine

[fitrigagne]

I love your lightly sweet buttercream frosting recipe, it's definitely a keeper!

[mellissa]

I've been looking for a recipe like this. Thank you!!! God bless!

[lisasmith]

So glad to find a "less sweet" recipe! Thanks MK!

[lurklingX]

oh my goodness, i'm already hooked in on "american desserts too sweet" and making stuff with less sugar. i agree, there's a lot of people here who want to overdose on it. they lost the concept of having sweet paired with not sweet (like carrot cake. the cake part is supposed to be not too sweet and then the icing IS. i've only had it properly ONCE in my life. key lime pie is often WAY too sweet also. this was my dad's favorite. so now i have it once a year on his birthday, in memory.)

[mazmain]

My husband does not like the buttercream I make so I will try yours, thanks for sharing

[penelopehammerton]

Thank you so much for this frosting recipe. I tried it yesterday and the first thing one of my friends said was oh! this is not too sweet. Everyone in the group loved it and some came back for two or three slices of cake. So thank you again. Love from England.

[jboydbears]

Thank you for creating and sharing this wonderful frosting! I have made it 4 times now, and it came out perfect each time. Everyone raves about how good it is. ❤

[ruthnoronha]

I really want to try it next time because yah regular BC is so sweet. Thanks for sharing.