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Maple Buttermilk Frosting

Makes 8 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 2⅔ cups (604 grams) unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ teaspoon (2.25 grams) kosher salt
  • 9 cups (1,080 grams) confectioners’ sugar
  • cup (160 grams) whole buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons (8 grams) maple extract
  • 1 teaspoon (4 grams) vanilla extract

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and salt at medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. With mixer on low speed, gradually add confectioners’ sugar alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with confectioners’ sugar, beating just until combined after each addition. Beat in extracts. Increase mixer speed to medium, and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Use immediately.
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