4 Minute Buttercream | British Girl Bakes

This is the only buttercream recipe you’re ever going to need! It’s quick and easy to make, it’s delicious, it’s stable and it’s versatile. In this tutorial I'll show you:
0:20 Buttercream ingredients
1:21 How to make buttercream
3:22 How to check the consistency of buttercream
4:17 How to store buttercream
4:46 Troubleshooting air bubbles, grainy buttercream, yellow buttercream etc
5:53 Bloopers
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[@rlrieth]

I’ve been making and decorating cakes for over 50 years. While this video didn’t teach me much that I didn’t already know, I appreciate her lessons. I always use salted butter and often add a pinch more salt to dampen the sweetness.

[@dooneyweb]

This was so helpful, I've never made a better buttercream in my life! I stuck to using the lowest setting and only adding the icing sugar to the butter 1/4 at a time. For anyone else using a handheld mixer, I used the dough hook attachments instead of the whisks and it worked a treat!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Greta tip! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@keedaaah]

So excited to use this ! I just got into decorating cakes and I wanted to learn how to make butter cream. So easy to follow ! Thank you ! I’ll be back after I make it ❤.

[@andreacollyer77]

Thank you so so much, I really enjoyed watching this can't wait to use your recipe 😊

[@Kateseyes]

Thank you for the recipe. It is delicious! My husband loves it too😊

[@rekhachauhan7091]

Thankyou so Much Emily for sharing with us

[@carolmeakins3578]

Great tutorial. I have always increased the speed! Will try to remember to whisk on a low speed when making the buttercream. Thank you x

[@blessingyakubumamman3645]

Every tips of yours is really good and helpful. Thank you Ma. You’re the best👍🏻

[@BritishGirlBakes]

My pleasure 😊

[@susanmeyer9619]

I'm going to try these tips next time I make buttercream, Emily!! So very useful, thank you 😊🙏🏽🇨🇦

[@BuzzWithYourCuz]

I can’t wait to try making this

[@deenamiller3095]

Thank you so, so much for all of your helpful information. I am a novice baker, learning all the time. ❤

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm so happy it was helpful!

[@nafisan8367]

Tried other buttercream methods but I have to admit this one is the best buttercream method I’ve ever made thank you so much

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm so glad!

[@lululala8167]

Best and most helpful video so far!!! Thank you 🎉

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful!

[@Anouchka16]

Thank you so much for this recipe! For the first time my buttercream really worked! ❤

[@BritishGirlBakes]

My pleasure 😊

[@praisepillai8145]

Super. I love this British girl. ❤❤

[@aminamaradesa9778]

Great video, clear and thorough instructions , just subscribed

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you!

[@okolietheresa4868]

Thanks Emily you make baking n icing cake look easy❤

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Autumn-zd9nq]

I made decent butter cream frosting before but watching your video helped me see two mistakes I made. I think my next batch will be perfect! I’m so excited! 😊Thank you!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yay! I hope it turns out perfectly!

[@freygirl4life]

It watching your video I realized the recipe is what I have been using for years on my Christmas cookies and cinnamon rolls. Very cool.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Oh how interesting! I've never heard of using buttercream on cinnamon rolls - I bet it's delicious!

[@nikitasutton5437]

This really is a great buttercream recipe!

[@queenifeanyi6226]

I will give it a try thanks

[@NakkissVentures]

Thanks for the best explanations.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cris.creationpage1815]

The best buttercream for a beginner. ❤👍

[@felicitykenter7748]

Omg, I just made this recipe, it tastes so good and is super smooth! I can't wait to try it on your Very Vanilla Cake recipe, which is currently cooling on the bench! I love how you are so detailed with your instructions with everything, you speak and write so concisely. 💜

[@honeybunnyk6428]

How did it go? I am making a cake for my mom birthday with the exact recipe.

[@felicitykenter7748]

@@honeybunnyk6428 it was so good! Everyone enjoyed it! I wish I could share a photo. Highly recommend

[@honeybunnyk6428]

@@felicitykenter7748 Thanks

[@Brandi_the_Baker]

I always beat my buttercream on a low speed for quite a while after I have mixed it together and I find that helps get rid of any air bubbles. Thank you for your wonderful videos!

[@ashleerobinson5]

How long do you let it mix after everything is incorporated. I heard that does help with decreasing air bubbles making you be able to smooth a cake better. How long do you let it run

[@Brandi_the_Baker]

@@ashleerobinson5 about 5 to 6 min.

[@ashleerobinson5]

@@Brandi_the_Baker I just iced a cake and caught hell with it. I used 4 sticks of butter 7 cups of powder sugar and 3 table spoons of heavy cream . It just kept sliding off the cake and you could see through it! It’s like once I wrap it up and come back to ice a few moments later it’s like it’s all of a sudden soft . Not sure what’s going on

[@Brandi_the_Baker]

@@ashleerobinson5 how hot is your kitchen?

[@ashleerobinson5]

@@Brandi_the_Baker my thermostat is usually set on 70 and I’m in Mississippi lol that heat !!!!

[@lorrainehicks9172]

What a great tutorial. You always give the best advice. And you answer my questions before I can ask them. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you so much! Your comments are the best!!

[@okonkwoisabelle6383]

​@@BritishGirlBakeswhat about my own ?

[@SteveHsFavorites]

6:01 Emily this was a great tutorial. As a beginner I made a sponge cake and made your buttercream icing. It was easy to make with your instructions. It turned out white, smooth and tasted so good. Right now cake is in frig and the crumb coat finished. Can’t wait to do more decorating on the cake.Thank you!

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yay! I'm so happy to hear all of that!

[@tishsmiddy71]

How much of the ingredients! She never shares that

[@user-tb1tk7gn6p]

@@tishsmiddy71the video literally shows the amounts. 5 sticks of butter, 1 bag of powder sugar and 1 tbs of vanilla. Add milk a little at a time (start with a tablespoon) if it’s to thick.

[@emmyofalla2453]

Just butter and sugar ?

[@doitsavemoney]

Perfect 👌 accompanied with good skills and talent 👏👏👏

[@pumezagxakaza4388]

thanks Emily,God may BLS U

[@chrissypaguandas9845]

Just tried your recipe, so easy and very yummy 😋

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Oh I'm so glad!

[@am.2485]

Can you please, tell me how much butter, sugar have you used...how many grams of each? Thank you!!

[@chiagochilagorom2206]

I always love your channel

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you so much!

[@kimberlyward5796]

I did this tonight!! It was my first time ever making frosting. It came out on the first try!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 🙏💛🌻🌈☀️💥🤓

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yay! That makes me so happy!

[@rw9347]

How did you get a cake order and never decorated a cake before?

[@kimberlyward5796]

Lol, I just started baking. Am currently in culinary academy to learn

[@rw9347]

@@kimberlyward5796 Amazing! Sorry, my question was actually for someone else lol. I was just curious because I can never get anyone who will want to pay the price 😭

[@yuvanesh2156]

Ma'am,my mom made your vanilla frosting for my sister's birthday cake last week it was simply delicious and irresistible. Ma'am can you show us how to make chocolate version frosting and we're not worry about the sweetness cuz everyone in my family has sweet tooth included my grandparents. God bless medical student Malaysia 😋✌️❤️🙏

[@stashagarcia101]

Thank Emily. Loved the tutorial.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you!

[@gloryugbalaka9864]

Great thank you so much

[@anthonyconpeggie5220]

Gonna give it a go

[@belindasteve4749]

I got an order of a birthday cake for 19/11 buh i have never decorated any cake.Thank you for sharing this simple and beautiful way of decorating it!!!Due to this😊😊I’m going to make my first decorated cake confidently 💪💪💪

[@BritishGirlBakes]

That's the best result of a tutorial! Good luck!!

[@urslaadongo5159]

Thank you for sharing ☺️

[@BritishGirlBakes]

😊😊😊

[@user-vj2qo6ow5h]

Love your recipe

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@nelsonmuntz3194]

Your bloopers at the end made me 🤣

[@zeynepezer8393]

I’m gonna make a cake for my boyfriend’s birthday. This video was very helpful. Thank you soo much🥰

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You’re welcome 😊

[@lovelyamalovely8766]

Thank you so much

[@angelaturkington6358]

Thank you!!!!

[@user-my5qh2bb6h]

Thanks so much

[@ashy8170]

I made it again, this time it came pretty well but o added two teaspoons and it was more liquid i like it smooth and abit runny but stif if that makes sense? I put it in the freezer

[@cindyburrows453]

I'm just learning how to make buttercream always used canned icing thanks for putting easy on you channel. Easy sounds great. Thank you

[@teresaryan4956]

Thank you for this video very informative.

[@chloeruth937]

wow! thanks so much

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're very welcome!

[@agathabaraka6077]

Thank you very much,.. for sure, the slow speed helps alot

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Glad it helped!

[@nikolaosfoodmyfoodislandway]

Thank you so much ❤

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're welcome 😊

[@Ld-32369]

Thank you for sharing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥰😊🧁

[@nhango7942]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thanks for watching

[@loriseabrook1906]

New subbie!!! I can’t wait to try this and see more of your recipes. Question?? Is there a way to practice frosting a pretend cake like styrofoam and let it dry to see how it looks or use it to decorate in a bakery window or shop? Or scrape it off and start again to practice again or on a mat? Ty. Only use this frosting for practice to get better at piping? Ty

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi! Yes, you can use this on styrofoam cake dummies or for practice piping but after it sets it can't be reused because it crusts and with get grainy if you stir it. After smoothing frosting or piping with it, just scrape it off and put it into an airtight container or a bowl covered with plastic wrap or even a large ziplock bag and then it will stay soft so you can reuse it.

[@loriseabrook1906]

@@BritishGirlBakes thank you

[@ma.victoriamaximo4518]

Thank you 🤗😊

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're welcome 😊

[@rinangambi4714]

Hi Emily please recommend a good baking butter brand

[@mnr98.x]

Love this video, it's super helpful! Does anyone know the convertible measurements for ML and Grams?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You can switch between them in the recipe box on my website! Just click Metric or US :) www.britishgirlbakes.com/buttercream-frosting/

[@mnr98.x]

@@BritishGirlBakes Thank you ☺️

[@oliviananyunja7383]

Waaaawuuuu this was great

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you : )

[@andreaarsola5800]

Trying this buttercream without fear of messing up🎉

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yay! I hope you love it!

[@zoraidaacevedo3060]

Hi! Is this buttercream good for tropical weather? I live in Puerto Rico

[@johnarmlovesguam]

Thank you.

[@berthabwalya7214]

it's very nice.

[@user-zl8hk2kv4m]

Very nice

[@saira5476]

Very nice x

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you! 😊

[@JoyceMullins69]

Thank you❤

[@BritishGirlBakes]

You're welcome 😊

[@shanicericketts4024]

Can this be used in hot climate? I live in Jamaica

[@marthanansike7539]

How long do you beat the butter cream using a low speed

[@estersitumorang8130]

Hi Emily, i'm from Indonesia. In my country the recipe to make a buttercream, usually we use white margarine or whipping cream, and yeah it's not solid as your buttercream recipe, so the cake frosting is not smooth as you do, i'm really thankful for what you shared, it's really Meaningful for me. Mau God bless you Emily, i do like all your konten at your KZbin, you really help me. And if i want to frosting 20 inch of cake, how many the measure of the recipe that i must use ? 🙏☺️

[@shehariliyanapathirana]

Thanks for sharing us . From sri lanka ❤❤. I will try this recipe 😊

[@BritishGirlBakes]

My pleasure 😊

[@shehariliyanapathirana]

you're welcome ❤❤

[@shehara007]

Hi Emily, love all the tips. What would be the solution for condensation? I find some days when I put my cake inside the fridges just enough to get the crumb coat or the first coat of frosting to get hard (max of 30 to 45 mints in the fridge) and taken out to room temp that there’s condensation. Any tips or advice is much appreciated.

[@mariahsaywell9367]

Are you putting it in a fridge or freezer?

[@mariahsaywell9367]

And which is the temperature?

[@LilMissPris]

I haven't had success with Texas HEB sugar but I also haven't been sifting!

[@ANewday19]

How do you get pure white buttercream without the yellowing?

[@affluyvonne-zm2yv]

Thank you sweetheart for all your tuiturals, they are very helpful Please can l mix whipped cream powder with chilled milk and add if l don't have cream?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

I'm not familiar with whipped cream powder but if mixing it with milk makes cream that can be whipped, I would imagine it would work for frosting!

[@Bee-Kind-Baker]

Hello, Emily! Wonderful teaching. Thank you so much! Beginner here and feeling very discouraged… none of the frostings that I make, turn out for piping. They end up too soft. Being so new to this, I’m mainly trying very simple decorating like with the 1M tip. So hoping this recipe works for me 🌺 By the way, is there a chocolate version for this?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Good luck! I hope you love it! And yes, my Best Chocolate Buttercream recipe is on www.britishgirlbakes.com :)

[@rosaa4589]

​@@BritishGirlBakes hi big fan

[@angheldee6562]

Hy. We usually make our own icing sugar. But after making the buttercream after your recipe it is grainy. I beat it up with a handmixer because I don't have a kitchen robot at home. Could it be because of the handmixer?

[@cindyburrows453]

What would you use for lemon. They say fresh is better

[@somapal9841]

In different countries room temperature is different. So what temperature do you mean by room temperature here? In our country in summer the room temperature is normally 36 degree centigrade.

[@mayaal862]

Can I use condensed milk instead of sugar

[@littlelady3895]

Thanks for the tips.... The tiny bit of purple to make a White White Buttercream, I heard on another video, it's opposite of yellow on the color wheel, and purple will cancel out the yellow. It said was best done to just the butter before adding the sugar. And I have since learned, that too much makes it kinda of Gray! Lol. Where do you stand on using part Shortening? One recipe I found uses 1 part Shortening to 3 parts real butter, mix then add the tiny bit of purple for a more white color, mix then add the sugar. But don't use to much or it will be greasy.

[@jlee7677]

Hello! Thank you for the tutorial! I am trying to make icing to cover a half-sheet cake. Would this recipe be enough?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

It depends on whether you're using it for filling too (eg a two- layer sheet cake) and how tall the cake is. I would double the batch to make sure you have enough and you can freeze the leftovers :)

[@jlee7677]

@@BritishGirlBakes Thank you for a quick reply!! Will make enough as you recommended! Ty!

[@S.E.C-R]

I just made a batch and it’s delicious!!! Can I cover and leave it on the counter until Saturday (today is Wednesday) or should I put it in the fridge and pull it back out on Friday?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

So glad you love it! I would leave it on the counter if the room is cool but if it's hot, I'd put it in the fridge until Friday

[@womblestacker7993]

Nice

[@mobany2027]

Hi, thank you for such great tips. Just one question should the cream be chilled or in a room temperature while adding ?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

It's such a small amount that either is fine :)

[@mobany2027]

Thank alot❤

[@strhhswgter]

Using pure vanilla paste will add vanilla flavor plus the it has vanilla seeds.

[@gomathykv8190]

Very nice 👍

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Thank you!!

[@eileen-kingdomdelk6318]

Hi made some mistakes I didn’t sift and I used the wrong mixer part. I can do this buttercream. I will try this soon as my new tips arrive. Thank you

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Good luck with the next try!

[@kesialaweh6611]

Sorry, but I only have a hand mixer do I use the dough attachment or whisk?

[@lightofthecross4513]

Hi can I use less amount of sugar ?

[@BloxburgBerries]

How do you get your butter cream so white? is it the ingredients or do you have a special trick?

[@niljee8202]

Anyone could help...how should i calculate my ingredients for different size of cake plz

[@ashruz_3095]

How would you adjust this adding a stick of shortening for stability in hot climates? This is pretty much the recipe I use minus the stick of butter and I can never find advice on when to add the shortening and how to avoid air from the shortening meaning you are mixing extra. Thanks! I just want that silky smooth buttercream finally!

[@christinadawerson8498]

Look at karolyn kakes I think that’s how you spell her name but she uses shortening and she is very helpful

[@waleskarivera74]

You want to mix both the shortening and butter together first so half and half of each then add the powder sugar. I like to make double batches as my 6 quart can handle it so I put 2 cups unsalted butter, 1 cup of vegetable shortening, and 2 bags of confectionery sugar about 4 LBS. I shake my bags off sugar for a bit and squeeze them so that I don't have to sift, I never have time and I'm batching large cakes.

[@manimegalaiabinesh4183]

Thanks for the tutorial, while coming to cream, can I add heavy whipping cream?, and for Milk, do I need to boil the Milk and bring to room temperature or it's just right from the pack.

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi! Yes, heavy whipping cream is fine and no, milk doesn't need to be boiled. Since you're adding such a small amount, cream or milk straight from the fridge is fine but if you want to let it come to room temperature that's fine too!

[@queenkiani1348]

If we don’t have mixser so what we have to do. 2:51

[@khadijatharuna1535]

Thanks for sharing God bless you always.. Ameen.

[@mylenebutler349]

Just wanted to no can I put my buttercream on the Friday night and decorate it on the Saturday where can I store the cake over night i live in australia and it's winter here can I live it out good you give me some ideas i am doing it tonight thanks so much if you can help me

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Hi! If it's cool in the room you can store the cake at room temperature or you can wrap it in two layers of cling film/plastic wrap and put it in the fridge overnight.

[@goodwillbunny5773]

You can also use CLEAR VANILLA not brown vanilla for a white frosting.

[@justpandora7798]

Can I ask the brand of icing sugar you use? I have found the two main known uk brands are so temperamental x

[@LilMissPris]

She must be in Texas because that is a grocery store brand local to Texas. HEB Grocery store

[@joannedmello6204]

Hi Emily, should i half the recipe if i want to frost and cover two 6 inch round cakes?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

How many layers are the cakes? If they're 2 or 3 layers one full batch should be enough to frost two 6" cakes.

[@joannedmello6204]

@@BritishGirlBakesone 6 inch cake which will have 2 layers... (sorry i said two cakes)

[@finddydugasse7843]

Hi can this butter cream use for fondant cake?

[@BritishGirlBakes]

Yes, definitely!

[@Theyloveliz]

Is this enough for 12 cupcakes?

[@vickifarrell3223]

How do I make the chocolate flavored?