Best Bakery Buttercream Frosting

Wondering how to make the Best Bakery Buttercream Frosting? I’m the daughter of a professional baker & I can tell you, THIS is the ULTIMATE frosting!

For as long as I can remember, my mom made cakes. I have pictures of her & I in the kitchen whipping up cakes & confections all the time.

She did cakes professionally for a long time. Then as life does, she shifted to other things through the years. But she still continued to make cakes for friends & family on special occasions.

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She, of course, made my birthday cakes, graduation cake & both my wedding cakes & so much more. So it’s a given that I picked up a thing or two along the way when it comes to baking & decorating cakes.

One thing I have down, making the Best Bakery Buttercream Frosting.

Bakery Buttercream Frosting

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Mom & I shared cake & ice cream for just about every life event. We lived & breathed cake. It was our “thing”.

So every year since she passed I still make her a cake for her birthday. I pull out all her decorating supplies & try my hand at something that came quite naturally for her.

For me, I have to work at it a bit more. But with each cake, it gets a little easier. Her favorite was white on white wedding style cake with raspberry filling.

Since she has been gone I haven’t had that flavor & boy have I been craving it. So I thought that this was the perfect year to make this cake & celebrate how wonderful she was.

Now, “naked” cakes are all the rage right now. They are so pretty, but mom would be giggling. To her, this is what she called a “crumb coat”.

Basically, it’s what you do before adding the final layer of frosting for decorating. For me, being that I have far less patience than she did for the decorating part, this is totally my speed.

It’s the right amount of frosting to cake ratio & I topped it with freshly picked berries from our garden. I even snipped off a few sprigs from our mint plant for some added color.

She would be so pleased with how it turned out. But this frosting – it’s every bit as good as I remember it. I promise it will be your “go-to” frosting for all your celebrations.

Here are some commonly asked questions

Can I use more butter in place of shortening?

Technically yes. It will change the consistency, definitely alter the flavor and your frosting won’t be as bright white as you see here. Using all butter & no shortening will change how the frosting holds at room temperature but it can be done.

Can this frosting be frozen?

Yes, I do it often. My mom used to keep the frozen frosting for when she wanted just a bite of cake flavor. She would just take a spoonful here and there to satisfy the craving.

It should keep in an airtight container in the freezer for 2-3 months. If you put it in a deep freezer – up to 9-12 months.

How many can this serve?

This recipe makes enough to fill, crumb coat, and frost one 8-9″ round cake. If you want to pipe all sorts of extra decorations, flowers, and such, I might suggest you make another half batch for that.

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Can this recipe be doubled?

Normally I would say yes, but due to the space constraints in the mixer bowl & the desire to not have a ton of emails from readers that had confectioners sugar flying all over their kitchen because their mixer was too full, I’m going to say no. But this recipe is super fast, so I usually do them back to back or have 2 mixers going at the same time.

Recipe for Bakery Buttercream Frosting

HOW DO YOU MAKE Bakery Buttercream Frosting?

 

1. Combine butter & shortening in your mixer bowl & beat on high until creamy.
2. Beat in confectioners sugar, 1 cup at a time on low until well incorporated.
3. Stir in vanilla & then hot water.
4. Increase speed to med-high & beat well – until light & fluffy.

 

What is the best way to store leftover frosting?

Place the extra frosting in an airtight container and keep it refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. I like to add some on top of ice cream, waffles and so much more.

To make Bakery Buttercream Frosting you will need…

• butter – room temperature
• vegetable shortening
• confectioners sugar
• HOT water
• vanilla extract

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• vanilla extract

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