{"id":7762,"date":"2016-05-27T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/?p=7762"},"modified":"2016-06-16T12:04:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T11:04:33","slug":"simple-buttercream-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/recipes\/simple-buttercream-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Buttercream Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buttercream is a simple luxury and very tasty on or in cakes. It&#8217;s also one of the simplest toppings you can make, easy to make and store. This recipe should make enough buttercream to ice one medium sized cake or twelve small cupcakes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 to 2 tbsp milk<\/li>\n<li>140g\/5oz softened butter<\/li>\n<li>280g\/10oz <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/products\/suma\/suma-prepacks-organic-icing-sugar-500g\/\" target=\"_blank\">Icing Sugar<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Looking to reduce sugar? Try the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/products\/sukrin-ltd\/sukrin-natural-sukrin-icing-sugar-alternative---220g\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sukrin Icing Sugar Alternative!<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Optional food colouring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:<\/strong> Place the butter in a large bowl and beat until soft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2:<\/strong> Add half of the icing sugar into the bowl containing the butter. Continue to beat until smooth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3:<\/strong> Add the rest of your icing sugar and a tablespoon of milk to the beaten mixture, and then beat again until smooth and creamy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4:<\/strong> If you need the mixture to be a bit looser, add the other tablespoon of milk and beat again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5:<\/strong> Optional: Stir in a few drops of your chosen food colouring until well mixed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>6:<\/strong> Enjoy your buttercream!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let us know what you did with your buttercream! What cake did you add it to?<\/p>\n<p>(Original recipe and image: BBC Food Recipes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buttercream is a simple luxury and very tasty on or in cakes. It&#8217;s also one of the simplest toppings you can make, easy to make and store. 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