By Chelsea Sugar
Page views: 1010477This is a wonderful recipe for light, fluffy icing that tastes great. Pipe it onto cupcakes and it will look like a professional baker lives at your house.
29 reviews
150g butter (softened)
2 cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (or Chelsea Vanilla Flavoured Icing Sugar)
2-3 Tbsp hot water
1/2 -1 tsp of vanilla essence (or flavour of your choice, optional)
Food Colouring (optional)
Beat the butter until smooth, pale and fluffy. Gradually add the Chelsea Icing Sugar, half a cup at a time, with enough of the hot water to make a creamy mixture, beating between each addition until fluffy. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes or spread over a cooled cake.
Note: When adding food colouring add it a few drops at a time and make sure you mix it in otherwise you might end up with a brighter result than you desire.
Variation: Replace icing sugar with Chelsea Berry Flavoured Icing Sugar or Chelsea Chocolate Icing Sugar.
Sounds great! Am I able to make this ahead of time & pop in the fridge untill my cake is ready? Or is it best to put on cake straight away? Thanks!
CHELSEA: Hi there, yes you could make this ahead of time. It will harden a little in the fridge so it is best to bring it to room temperature before icing the cake.
Hi Chelsea
Can this recipe be used under fondant?CHELSEA: Generally buttercream icing can be used under fondant, would be interesting to know the result.
I really liked this recipe, it was very easy for me to make. I tried a different frosting which was from the Buttercream Frosting recipe. And I also added my own addition to that, 1 tbsp of cocoa powder and it was amazing! I love Chelsea recipes!
Quick question:
How much cocoa powder needs to be added to make this a chocolate buttercream icing?
Thanks :)
CHELSEA: Hi there, 1/4 cup cocoa powder would work well.
This is so easy and if you are a beginer with icing its so good because it holds it shape so well!!!!!!!
Does it turn out firm?
CHELSEA: Hi there, yes reasonably firm. It's firm enough to pipe onto cupcakes but still light and fluffy.
This buttercream recipe is amazing :D I use it every time I make cup cakes and I always get so many compliments on the icing.
loved this icing
Great recipe, very tasty!
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