Published: 17/07/2010 by Baking

So you've made a beautiful cake and you want to make it look like it came out of a fairytale, if you have a mixer, you're on your way. Just a few ingredients will make your cake beautiful. It will also make you look like a professional baker!

You can make any color or flavor you want because this frosting is infinitely variable. You can even make it vegetarian.

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

* 1 lb. powdered sugar
* 4 oz. butter, softened (1 stick)
* 1/2 tsp. kosher salt (1 tsp. regular)
* 2-4 tbsp. milk or half and half
* 2 tsp. vanilla or other flavoring.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Step 1
Place your softened butter in the bowl of your mixer. Attach the whisk attachment (if you have it) or beaters.

Step 2
Beat the butter at medium to high speed until light and fluffy. Stop every minute or so and scrape the sides of the bowl down. Do this for at least five minutes.

Step 3
Mix the vanilla flavoring and salt in a separate small bowl to dissolve the salt.

Step 4
Turn your mixer to low and add the flavoring and salt to your butter. Whip again until light and fluffy.

Step 5
Turn the mixer to low and add the sugar very slowly. Allow each addition to become moistened before adding more. Continue until all the sugar has been added.

Step 6
Turn the mixer to medium and begin adding your milk 1 tsp. at a time. Continue until you have added 2 tbsp.

Step 7
Turn the mixer to high and whip the frosting again. If the frosting seems too thick, add more liquid 1 tsp. at a time. Continue until the frosting is light and fluffy.