How to Make Buttercream Icing

If you are new to making buttercream it is best to start off with a basic buttercream mix.

Here are some tips on making buttercream if your have never made it before or if you want to try new ideas.

For this you will need:

• 100g/4oz Softened Butter
• 200g/8oz Icing Sugar

Method:

1. Place the softened butter in a mixing bowl and sift the icing sugar over the top.
2. Add flavouring (see below) and cream all the ingredients together until smooth. 
3. Add the mixture to a piping bag and swirl buttercream onto cupcakes.

To make your buttercream more tasty you can add a variety of flavours.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:


Banana Butter Icing:

• 50g/2oz Ripe Bananas, mashed
• ½ teasp Vanilla Extract
• ½ teasp Lemon Juice

Chocolate Butter Icing:

• 1 tsp Cocoa or 25g/1oz Melted Chocolate
• 3 drops of Vanilla Extract

Coconut Butter Icing:

• 25g/1oz Desiccated Coconut

Lemon Butter Icing:

• 2 tsp very finely grated Lemon Rind
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice

Orange Butter Icing:

• 1 tsp very finely grated Orange Rind
• 2 tsp Orange Juice
• Some Food Coloring (Optional)

Rum Butter Icing:

• 2 tsp Dark Rum

Vanilla Butter Icing:

• 3 drops of Vanilla Essence

Coloured Butter Icing:

• Just add a few drops of food coloring