# American Buttercream

This recipe provides instructions for making a silky American buttercream frosting, perfect for cake decorating.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
- 2 pound bag powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 0.25 cup heavy whipping cream

## Instructions

1. Whip four sticks of room temperature butter until it is white and looks like whipped cream.
2. Add one 2-pound bag of powdered sugar to the whipped butter.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream if it's hot outside, or 1/4 cup if it's cold, to achieve desired silkiness.

## Equipment

- mixer

## Tips

- If you use brown vanilla extract, it will turn the buttercream off-white.
- Whip the butter until it is literally white and looks like whipped cream.
- Adjust the amount of heavy whipping cream based on the weather and desired silkiness.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRAS3XvM/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/96bf0439-629f-41d5-8da9-18e8a22d0392
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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