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Vanilla American Buttercream

Makes about 3 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups (454 grams) unsalted butter*, softened
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 5 cups (600 grams) confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 teaspoons (8 grams) vanilla extract

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and salt at medium speed until smooth and creamy. With mixer on low speed, gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating until combined and stopping to scrape bottom and sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla. Increase mixer speed to high, and beat until pale and flu.y, 1 to 2 minutes. Use immediately.

Notes

*We used Plugrà® European Style Unsalted Butter.
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