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Vanilla and Chocolate Buttercream Frosting- Creamy buttercream frosting made with just a handful of simple ingredients. Chose from vanilla or chocolate! 

With the price of everything going up, it's always good to have a few recipes in your index that will help you save a little money by making them homemade.  Sweet treats included!

Both versions of this buttercream frosting are crazy simple to throw together and will help you avoid the grocery store when you need either vanilla or chocolate frosting.

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Ingredients Needed

• Butter
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla
• Milk
• Unsweetened cocoa powder (for chocolate version)

Recipe Notes

• The vanilla version makes approx. 1 cup of frosting.
• The chocolate version makes approx. 1 & 1/4 cups of frosting.
• Keep any leftovers (both versions) in a covered container in the refrigerator.  It is best eaten within a week.
• Be sure your butter is softened before using.  It will give you a creamer frosting.

Use Your Frosting On:

• Cupcake Cones
• Shortcut Peanut Butter Cake
• Banana Buttermilk Cake
• Chocolate Syrup Cake

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Vanilla and Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Creamy buttercream frosting made with just a handful of simple ingredients. Chose from vanilla or chocolate!

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 0 mins

Hands-Off Time: 0 mins

Yield: 1 cup (for vanilla)

Servings:

Units & Temp:

Ingredients

• FOR VANILLA:
• 1/2 butter , softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 -2 TBSP milk
• FOR CHOCOLATE:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 -3 TBSP milk

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Instructions

1. Beat butter until creamy. Then, gradually add in powdered sugar and if making chocolate, the cocoa powder.
2. Add in vanilla and 1 tablespoon of milk. Continue beating until the frosting is fully combined and fluffy. If needed, add an additional 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk to achieve desired consistency is reached.
3. Frost on desired cake/cupcakes.
4. Keep any leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator. It is best eaten within a week.

Notes & Variations

Vanilla recipe makes approx. 1 cup. Choolate recipe makes approx. 1.25 cups

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