Vanilla Buttercream recipe
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- In this video I will show you how I make simple vanilla buttercream.
You need :
Unsalted butter 250gm (softened to room temperature)
Sifted icing sugar 2.5 cups or box of 500gm take away 2tbsp
Vanilla extract 1Tbsp
Milk 2tbsp or as required
Its super easy, super simple and delicious !!!
INTRODUCTION
I am a self taught multi award winning cake designer based in London, UK. Wife and a mother of a boy. I am running my own cake business since 2012 by the name of Scrumptious cakes by fairy. I am very passionate about all things cake and love sharing my knowledge which I have accumulated in all these years of baking and decorating.
Thank you all for watching my tutorials and subscribing to my channel :)
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Thank you! I watched so many videos and no one has mentioned warming the milk. I’m trying that today to see if that makes it silkier and smoother. Cheers!😊
I saw that it has been 2 years since anyone commented on this video.
I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that it's still being watched. AND I love your simple easy way of talking us through making this delicious buttercream frosting!!
I'm making it tonight for a layered cake that I'm making for Thanksgiving!
Thank you for sharing and keeping this video up!!
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That’s so kind of you darling. Thank you so much for taking the time and leaving this lovely comment.
Happy Thanks giving x
You are welcome!
I hope your Thanksgiving was awesome!.
I made the frosting, and it was delicious!! Everyone loved it!! It was the first time I ever made frosting. Much better than store bought!!. 😋
Finally someone who explained how to make buttercream.
Best tutorial on buttercream. Please keep them coming I just came across your channel and was happy to see a step by step tutorial.
😍thank you so much dear. Comments like yours makes my day. I try to explain things as easy as possible so that a beginner can understand and follow the steps to achieve the best results.
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Thanks for sharing your buttercream icing recipe 😋 looks amazing
Thank you so much for this post!!! Please please post more of your tutorials.
Your explanations are so clear and detailed. Fantastic ... thank you
Your videos are such a great help and an amazing tutorial ! Thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you so much for the recipe....very nice of you to share it.❤️
Your tutorial is step by step easy to understand, thank you.
I love your tutorials. I wish there were more. I would like to request an Italian Merengue tutorial for a 12 inch cake or for a three tiered wedding cake
Thanks for the advice as you show how to make this buttercream.
Love your tutorials. Keep posting your recipes and tutorials faryal. Love from your homeland 🇵🇰
I just stumbled upon one of your videos and have sat here and watched 3 already lol love the way you explain! Definitely will be watching more!
Ashley Atherton aw how sweet of you hun
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Me too! Lol
Me too🤗🤗
Thank you! I watched so many videos and no one has mentioned warming the milk. I’m trying that today to see if that makes it silkier smooth. Cheers!😊
Im gonna try this..
Perfectly described perfect recipes and tips
I loved it vediosss
Helped a lottt
Thank you , please post more tutorials :)
Wowwwwwww very nice video thanks a lot more and more please upload new recipes. Very nice explanation
I’m going to make it today. Ur recipe is just perfect I always watch ur video again just to make sure I don’t skip any important step. Plz give recipe of cream cheese buttercream like we eat in Lola’s cupcakes n cakes. Thank you. ❤️
I just watched the video for butter cream and I loved it
Thanks and I’ll will do it
I will try it!!!
Amazing 🤩
My entry video to making cake as a beginner. Thanks for your detailed videos 🫶🏼
You’re welcome 😊
I also want to make perfect cake for my daughter's first birthday like u.
You are awesome! 👍
okay yeah the buttercream but HER MAKEUP OHMAGAWD SO PRETTY
Aw thank you I have been told by my friends to start the makeup channel 😂
Ur teaching way is too much clear n easy to understand for beginner like me😅
Lots of love from India🇮🇳
Ambareen Vinchu I am so glad you find them easy to follow. Comments like yours makes my day❤️
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Best 👍
Thank you for the video
thanx for sharing.
Hello .subscribed n loving it.i am very new to baking.
Honestly your videos are amazing. Waiting for more ❤️
Thank you that’s very kind of you. Yes once I hit 50,000 there is an amazing video coming 😍
very clear explanation
Thanks for watching folks!! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and share 😃
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You can’t leave it in hot weather for longer. If refrigerated well then it can hold for couple of hours. Also depends how hot the weather is. In London it’s usually not too hot so it works without refrigeration.
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Thank you Faryal
Wow i just came across ur video n love the way u describing things ...just a query without machine can we do thins with blender
This is me JANVI not blender but you can use the hand held beater. It’s not very expensive. Probably invest in one and it will be used in many of your baking.
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Great tips thanks, please post more.
Angelina Chimpolo thanks dear I will be filming the chocolate buttercream this week and will upload as soon as I edit it.
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Your so simple ! Love it
Hi, if I want to use water color based what the tips that you would recommend? Because in my country it is hard to find jelly color.
Nikfi Channel you might have to add a bit more icing sugar. But see if hat happens after adding the colour. Don’t add any other liquid in your buttercream if using water based colours. If you think buttercream gets too soft add a bit more icing sugar.
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Tq for sharing this recipe. Can this buttercream use for making flower Buttercream?
Thank you for such a great tutorial. Always wanted to make my own buttercream. I want to know if the result will be the same if I use a vegan “butter” since I have dairy allergies. Again, thank you.
So sorry I haven’t used vegan butter. But I think it will be softer as vegan butter doesn’t hold their shape very well.
Thank you
Thank you for your video, it is so well explained. If using the buttercream to fill a tiered cake how do you stop the filling from bulging out the sides as I sometimes find this happens to my cake after I have covered it with fondant
It happens if the buttercream is too soft or if the weather is hot. Usually in summers I refrigerate the cake after filling for about 15mins so that the buttercream is slightly firm then I do the outer covering of the cake either with buttercream or ganache. I mostly use ganache for that reason as it sets hard and less chances of getting a bulge. I do have a ganache tutorial as well do give it a try.
Hope this helps x
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Faryal
@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy Thank you, I will give the ganache a try. Love your videos, thanks again!
Mam really owsome tutiorial for bignners. The show must go on & on of precious knowledge.
Thanks for sharing, I like the outcome but please can I salted butter to do it. Thanks
Ngozi Obioha you can if you like the flavour of salted butter.
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Faryal
Hi, could you please tell me how much of this recipe would i need to cover and fill a 2-layer 8"x2" cake and 12 cupcakes?
HotMess if you double this recipe it will cover and fill 3 layers 8” cake. One recipe is enough to fill between the three layers of cake then another batch to cover the outside. Exact quantity depends on the amount you use to fill and how thick you wanna do the outer buttercream.
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Hi nice tutorials.... Can I use the whisker as my mixer do not have a paddle whisk
Ofunne Mokwenyei yes that should be fine.
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Thanks a lot.....I appreciate your reply
Post your prepared beautiful cakes video
Hi I love your videos, I am going to be making a 3 sponge 8” cake for my niece. The recipe for your buttercream would that be enough for that size of cake? Or would I need to double the recipe? I look forward to hearing back from you Bev
If you would have seen my buttercream sharp edges video and you wanna fill and Cover the cake with the same amount of buttercream then you will have to double the recipe. If you have any leftover you can freeze it so nothing goes waste. Next time you need just thaw and beat it and it will be good to use.
I hope i answered your question x
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Faryal
@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy thank you so much, I didn’t know you can freeze buttercream, so I have learned something new there, thank you again x
hi, will it stand summer heat? or its going to melt easily in summertime? Thank you
Pinoys Outside Pinas as it is butter based recipe it will melt in heat. What I do is I refrigerate the cake before it goes out for delivery so it wouldn’t melt away straight away. It will take time to get back to room temperature so by the time it will be eaten it will be perfect. If you don’t wanna refrigerate the cake than put the cake in an air conditioned room and it will be fine.
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Dear plzzzzzz share the recipe of frosting as well
Can this buttercream be used for the crumb coat? I’m intending to pipe using a large petal nozzle after the crumb. Would I need a different consistency of buttercream for it to hold its shape? Many thanks
Yes you can use this recipe. You don’t need to change the recipe use at it is.
Can i use this buttercream in covering the fondant aswell?
aisha masood you mean for the fondant cakes ? Underneath the fondant ? Yes you can crumbcoat and ice the cake with buttercream and then with fondant. However I highly recommend using ganache for crumbcoating as it sets hard Amadea makes it easier to cover with fondant. You can find ganache tutorial on my channel too.
Hope this helps
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Faryal
Dear plzzzz.... plzzzz...plzzzz....... add moreeeeeee videos. I really want to learn
Question: Did you add the milk when it was still a little warm? Does that help to have it warm? Thanks for your videos. Your upside down method for icing the cake is the best video I've seen with that technique.
Kimberly G. Cool down the milk to room temperature or else it will melt the butter in the buttercream.
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Faryal
@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy So can you explain why you heat it up? Is it just so it's not cold or is there a reason to bring the temp up before it cools down to room temp.
Carrie Wetsch yes off course there is a reason dear. Raw milk contains some bacteria and microorganisms which makes it’s shelf life short So by boiling the milk you are increasing it’s shelf life and Its good for health and safety. Same goes for ganache we boil the cream not just to melt the chocolate in it but to kill the bacteria so that we can keep it out of the fridge for longer. Hope that makes sense ?
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Do you use box cake mix when u doing your cakes or from scratch
I make them from scratch
Hi thank you for sharing your recipe and method. Just a question please regarding the amount of milk you added, I hot a bit confused in the recipe you wrote 2tbsp and in the video you added 4tbsp, I know you said you wanted it softer, my question is if you only added 2tbsp will it still good to pipe on cupcakes? Will it hold better? Thank you xx
It’s not compulsory. It’s depends what consistency you need for your buttercream then you add milk according to that. In hot countries I don’t feel the need to add milk. In Dubai I never added milk to my buttercream but in London I do as the butter never get too soft.
@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy thank you for the reply. I'm in Manchester so you recommend not to add milk at all? Xx
@@momoumou7635 I would say add a tbsp or two in cold weather. I don’t add during summer time otherwise I do.
@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy thank you sister 😘
Hi, it’s hard to catch the color on the video. Does this turnout white or more yellow from the butter? Any tips to make white? I want to decorate with it... thanks
I use either president butter or lurpak to make the buttercream the reason being when you whip these two buttercream for a little longer it goes very pale unlike other butters which can be very yellowish. It’s kind of off white colour not super white. For super white buttercream you will have to add whitner or white gel colour into the buttercream.
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Good morning chef Is the buttercream recipe also applicable for humid country, im from the Phil's. thank you
If cake stays in air conditioned room and refrigerated well then it will be fine. But if you will expose it to direct heat it will start melting. Hope this helps
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I like your tutorial, mam what is the different between better cream and whipping cream
Buttercream is made from pure butter. Whipping cream can be fresh dairy cream or non dairy cream. They are absolutely different from each other.
Hello! Can I use margarine to replace butter? Thank you for the video! 👍
If you use margarine then it wouldn’t be called buttercream instead you will call it frosting. I don’t recommend using margarine because it doesn’t set hard in the fridge and goes super soft in hot weather however butter holds its shape for longer and sets hard in the fridge. If you see my video on icing the cake with sharp edges you will see i put my cake in the fridge to set. So I have to use butter.
Hope that makes sense
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Faryal
Scrumptious cakes by fairy thank you so much for your answer
Hi Faryal, I really enjoy your tutorials. I have a small question. How to find the exact kg amount of cake batter for different baking pan sizes. Some pans have the same diameter but height is different. How do I solve this problem?
I don’t work with weight so no idea about kg. The recipe I use is enough to make a 3 layer 8” round cake. I just divide the batter in 3 pans to make 3 separate layers. I use the recipe to fill between the 3 layers of cake. I double the recipe if I cover the outside with buttercream as well. I mostly use ganache for the outside covering.
Hope this answer your query
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Hi Faryal, That's okay. Thank you so much for your recipe information. Hope to see you in more cake videos.
Thank you so much. Please post more videos
OhJoiousDay I have a chocolate buttercream video waiting for me to edit 🙈
Scrumptious cakes by fairy lol take your time. I will be waiting :)
The Wilton buttercream requires meringue powder and salt. Do I need to add either of them to your buttercream recipe?
No you don’t need any meringue powder or salt. If you like salty buttercream then use salted butter. I prefer unsalted so as my customers. It’s a simple buttercream so I don’t add much to it. People add meringue powder to stabilise the consistency. In that case you can use the royal icing sugar instead of icing sugar but that will change the texture of buttercream.
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Can I also use hand mixer to do it.
Ngozi Obioha of course you can.
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How do I get dark shade of colour like red royal blue and so on. My colours are not always dark, the more I add colour the thinner my butter cream. Please help
Sparkles Creation468 you have to use good professional brands gel colours like Wilton and sugarflair gel colour paste. Do not use liquid colouring and a big not super market brands. Try to find a cake decorating shop who stocks professional brands for baking and decorating cakes.
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Hello can I use this measure for 8x4 cake thankyou in advance
To do the 8” size cake you need to double the recipe if you wanna fill between the layers and cover the sides as well.
Awsome video how long will this cream stay fresh for in the fridge. Thanks
Sister at Peace I prefer making it when I am about to assemble the cake or need to pipe the cupcakes. I don’t make it in advance. But you can if you want. Problem is you will have to refrigerate and when you will take it out you will have to leave it to soften a bit then beat it. So that’s like double the work. It’s better you make it at the spot takes less than 5min. Plus I have noticed in the fridge it absorbs the smell of the food.
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@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy thanks for your reply sis 😘 also I like your advice.
Can I use a hand mixer or do I have to use a stand mixer
Yes you can 🙂
Your tutorial is amazing. I have a small question. How to melt the butter to room temperature? it is really hard to melt the butter in the winter season.
erandi pathirana I try to keep near the stove while cooking so it can get some heat in cold winter days. Or you can also keep it near a heater. But make sure you don’t melt it. You just need the soft butter not melted butter. So if you poke the butter it should leave an indent but should still be little firm. If that makes sense? Melting it or making it too soft will ruin the buttercream.
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@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairythank you so much Faryal
Hi please suggess temperature for making butter cream specially for Mumbai's temperature
It’s made from butter so obviously it will melt if it’s too hot. Try to keep it in air conditioned room.
Hi can i use hand mixer? It will not taste sandy?
Yes you can use hand beater. Just beat for little longer and you wouldn’t have grainy taste.
Thank You
Can I use a whisker if I don't have the mixer machine
Irene Jomo yes you can 🙂
Hi faryal m new in ur channel ur cakes r so perfect mashallah... just want to ask m living in muscat oman 🇴🇲 here is very hot weather is this recipe will be useful or hve to add shortening ? Plz guide m a beginner
I have used the same recipe when I was in Dubai. If you refrigerate the cake until the buttercream set and then travel in an air conditioned car or leave it in an air conditioned house it will be fine.
Ok sis will do the same thanks for replying
Can we use this buttercream under the fondant?
@@eqradoll7893 yes you can but using buttercream underneath fondant is very challenging. on the the other hand, ganache is better for outer coverage of the cake if you need to cover the cake with fondant
Hi sis do let me knw when u were dubai which icing sugar u used for buttercream
Can we use this quality of buttercream in 1/2 kg cake?
Rajnita Kakati I am so sorry I do not work with the weight of the cakes. It’s is enough to fill and cover a 6” cake. Double the recipe if you wish to fill and cover an 8” cake.
Hope this helps
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Asalam alikum sister actually I want to ask the butter cream will nt b pure white little bit yellow shade so how to make white we shud add white colour
You need to add icing whitener or white gel colour.
Hi is this much quantity enough for a 6 inch cake???
priyanka dutta roy yes
Is this enough for 2 pond cake???
We don’t work with weight so I really don’t know what size is 2 pound cake. This is enough for a 6” cake. If that helps. You can freeze the leftover buttercream.
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Do you use this buttercream as a base to cover a cake with fondant?
This I only fill in between the cake layers. The crumb coat is always ganache.
@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy Thanks a lot! 1😘❤
Can I use this buttercream to fondant cakes?
Yes why not 🙂
Can I use this buttercream to cover cake?
chiagoziem nnubia yes definitely. I do have a video where I have used this buttercream for covering the cake. Please have a look at my video of sharp edges with buttercream.
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Mame l have not stand mixers can l use hand beater to give same result
Yes you can use hand mixer. You just will have to beat a little more longer
@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy thanks
Is this stable for the cupcake
maricel de silva yes absolutely.
Is this good for hot weather?
To be honest any buttercream will melt in hot weather. I refrigerate my cakes before travelling.
Is this good for writing on cakes?
Genex 117 no it’s not good for writing. You need royal icing for writing and piping. I usually use ready made renshaw royal icing.
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What kind is this vanilla extract? It look like syrup
Yes this dr oetkar vanilla extract is like a syrup consistency.
How about your chocolate buttercream
Hi mam. Can i use water instead of milk in this buttercream recipe of yours ??
Yes you can use water.
Thank you
I can do it one day before decorating the cake.
PeruvianCook you can make a day before but it needs to be refrigerated. Next day let it come to room temperature and whip it again before you use.
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Can I use a hand mixer?
Of course you can. 🙂
For How much time may i store it in freezer?
Chanda Nadim that totally depends on the expiry of the ingredients use. I personally don’t freeze more than a month.
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Can i use this butter cream for the outer cake ? X
Muffins Gow absolutely!! This is the same buttercream I used for sharp edges with buttercream tutorial.
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Scrumptious cakes by fairy thank you so much Faryal x
What type of milk did you use?
Boiled Full fat milk but cooled down. Do not add warm milk. Unboiled milk will reduce its shelf life.
What if I don't have standup mixer?? I have an electric beater can that work??
Yes hand mixer would be fine. 🙂
Thank you so much for replying
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Wooow it's amazing l subscribed in your channel because you are a creative Faryal do you know you are beautiful and your name is very nice and Arabic name where are you from ? I'm from Emirates greetings to you.🙋🏻♀️😍👌👏😘🌹❤
Hessa Alnaqbi I am originally from Pakistan but I live in London,UK. 😊
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What happens if you add salted butter instead of unsalted butter?
It just tastes different. Some people do like buttercream with salted butter. If you want to use salted butter you can use it.
hiya can I add colour?
Yes of course you can.
Can you tell me how many stick of that butter please
Unfortunately we don’t get the butter sticks here in UK. We only get a 250gm block. So I have no idea how many grams is the stick. So sorry. Check the weight of the stick. We need 250gm of butter to make this recipe.
Hi faryal! I live at a place where butter is very expensive and not easily available... the only option is using margarine. You mentioned to not use baking spread or margarine. Why is that?
Sakina k I wouldn’t recommend using margarine or spread in buttercream. If you see my other video on frosting the cake then you would know I put my cake in the fridge for buttercream to set. It gives it sharp and clean finish. However if I use margarine it wouldn’t set hard in the fridge. You can make it though if you aren’t too fussed about the finish. But to follow my sharp edges tutorial you need to use the buttercream made from real butter.
Hope this helps
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Thanks Faryal for your comment and explaining it so well. For me i think margarine is the only option for now.. i have used it to make cupcake frosting etc.. will let u know when i start baking cakes
Can we use less icing sugar in buttercream??? Because its so sweet.
Ayesha Haseeb unfortunately you can’t.
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@@Scrumptiouscakesbyfairy thank you so much for reply😍😘
@@ayeshahaseeb5794 I have heard of using a touch of Lemon Extract to bring the sweetness down.
How long can a butter cream cake stay outside?
Jagruthi Cherukuri it totally depends on the weather.