Recipes Icing & Buttercream Recipes Basic Buttercream Back to Icing & Buttercream Recipes Basic Buttercream by Billington's Total Time 5m Serves 12 Skill Level Easy 7 Reviews 4 star rating Share Every cupcake needs a delicious topping and this is a great way to perfect yours. This basic buttercream recipe is sure to give you perfect results every time. Method Beat the butter and sugar together until smooth, before adding the vanilla extract. Adding a splash of milk, if preferred will help soften and make a soft smooth consistency. To create a coloured buttercream, add a few drops of food colouring at a time, mixing until your reach the desired colour. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Reviews 24 November 2020 3 star rating Took really long to cook but worked out great thanks 07 November 2020 5 star rating Great got it first time every one loved them 😃❤️ 07 November 2020 5 star rating Great got it first time every one loved them 😃❤️ 24 May 2020 1 star rating Cupcakes melted in oven!!!!!!!! 04 May 2020 5 star rating Wonderful recipe 30 March 2020 5 star rating Awesome, worked great 27 March 2020 5 star rating Brilliant I’m. Learner and got it first time thank x Leave Your Thoughts Your Rating 5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 star Email Your Review Ingredients Metric 50g Unsalted Butter (Softened) 200g Billington's Unrefined Golden Icing Sugar 1 tsp Nielsen Massey Vanilla Extract Vanilla extract is a superior flavouring ingredient, derived solely from the vanilla pod by soaking it in alcohol and water. Only vanilla extract has the true flavour and aroma of vanilla pods, producing a fuller, richer taste which will transform the taste of any recipe. Vanilla is also a flavour enhancer so will work with other ingredients and flavours in a recipe to give amazing results! It is a versatile ingredient which can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes, try it in your cakes, cupcakes and buttercream. We always recommend using an extract rather than essence when baking. Our favourite extract is Nielsen-Massey, it gives consistently great results, the vanilla pods are handpicked in the finest growing regions of Mexico, Tahiti and Madagascar and enter a cold extraction process to extract the vanilla from the pod whilst still preserving over 300 flavour compounds. A Few Drops Food Colouring Utensils Bowl