# Best Buttercream

This recipe shows how to make a stable and creamy buttercream that tastes like vanilla ice cream.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 pounds powdered sugar
- 10 ounces pasteurized egg whites
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons vanilla bean paste
- sticks salted butter
- 1 drop violet food coloring

## Instructions

1. Combine powdered sugar, pasteurized egg whites, salt, and vanilla bean paste in a mixer.
2. Beat the mixture for about 2 minutes with the paddle attachment.
3. Add in the butter one stick at a time.
4. Mix on high for 10 minutes until the buttercream is creamy.
5. Add one drop of violet food coloring.
6. Mix on low for another 10 minutes until smooth and white.

## Equipment

- mixer
- paddle attachment

## Tips

- Do not use real egg whites; they must be pasteurized.
- If you don't have vanilla bean paste, you can use vanilla extract, but it won't taste as good.
- Adding a drop of violet food coloring counteracts the yellow color of the buttercream, making it white.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18kyVD9rPN/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3f5e77a6-caa4-4f48-84b3-f5f8ea1460d1
- Extracted: 2026-07-01

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