Vanilla Buttercream Recipe

This recipe with ice and cover a 9inch cake, or 12 cupcakes!

Ingredients

• 125g Unsalted Butter (half a block)
• 250g Icing Sugar (half a bag of Tate & Lyle)
• 1teaspoon vanilla essence
• Colouring (optional!)

Equipment

• Mixer
• Scales
• Spatula

Time to mix

1. Soften the butter before putting it into the mixing bowl and mix until smooth,
2. Slowly add the icing sugar and mix together until all the ingredients are combined.
3. Add the teaspoon of vanilla essence and food colouring if using. Use the spatula to push all ingredients together so that you get an even colour through the icing.
4. Mix the icing for around 3-5 minutes to get it smooth and creamy.

Use a knife to sandwich together the large cake (add a layer of jam too if you like!) Then ice around the edges and the top.
Fill an icing bag half full of buttercream and pipe onto the cupcakes, or alternatively hand ice them with a knife.
Done!