WEDDING CUPCAKE BUTTERCREAM

This Wedding Cupcake Buttercream recipe was first featured here on RecipeGirl many years ago when I baked cupcakes for my son’s kindergarten teacher’s wedding.  She wanted cupcakes and had heard that I might be able to do them for her.  I worked for a catering company in college, but this was a little outside my comfort zone and expertise!  She loved my blog, and she begged me to help.  How could I resist?

I ended up taking on the project, and it was so much fun.  Her wedding wasn’t terribly big, but I was tasked with making about 125 cupcakes. My kitchen was covered in cupcakes! It was a lot of work, but it was terribly satisfying to know that I was helping out this sweet teacher.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (use clear extract, if you really want it white)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons heavy or regular whipping cream

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large bowl, with a hand or stand mixer, cream together sugar and butter on low speed. Mix until well blended. Increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.
2. Add vanilla and 1 tablespoon of cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more.  Add more cream if needed for desired spreading/piping consistency.
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