Grit Free American Buttercream

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Everything you love about American buttercream minus the grit/grainy texture! My new favourite ABC recipe!

Prep: 20

Cooling Time: 15

Total: 35

Servings: cups

Author: Cakes by MK

IMPORTANT: For accuracy, I would recommend using the gram measurements provided, as those are the exact quantities I use. Cup measurements are given as estimates (based on US cup measurements) to make it easier for those who do not have a scale.

Ingredients

▢ 2 cups (500 g) unsalted butter - room temperature, see note 1
▢ ½ cup (125 ml) milk
▢ 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract
▢ ¼ tsp salt - omit if using salted butter
▢ 2½ cups (330 g) icing/powdered sugar - see note 2
▢ 1 tbsp meringue powder - OPTIONAL

Instructions

Add your butter to a stand mixer, and using the paddle attachment, mix on a medium high speed for 5 minutes until it is light and fluffy. Give the bowl a scrape down every now and then to make sure everything is mixing well.
In a microwave safe bowl, combine the milk, vanilla and salt and heat it in the microwave so that it's hot, but not bubbling (about 30 seconds to a minute).
Add your icing sugar to the heated milk mixture and mix until the icing sugar is dissolved. It should be a thin paste like consistency.
Strain the milk/icing sugar mixture to get rid of any lumps, and then let the mixture cool to room temperature. You can speed this up by placing the mixture into the fridge for 15 minutes, stirring it every 5 minutes.
Once cooled, turn your mixer onto a medium speed and slowly drizzle in the milk/icing sugar paste into your whipped butter. It may look like the mixture is curdling, but this is normal.
Once the mixture is added into the butter, scrape down your bowl, and then mix on a medium speed for a further 10 minutes. This is going to lighten the buttercream in both taste and texture. Your buttercream is now ready!

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Notes

Note 1. You can use salted butter, but if you do, omit the salt from the recipe. The quantity of butter shown in the recipe video is different from the quantity listed on the blog. Please use the quantity given in the recipe card on the blog, with the gram measurement recommended, as it has been updated for accuracy.

Note 2. The quantity of powdered sugar shown in the recipe video is slightly different from the quantity listed on the blog. Please use the quantity given in the recipe card on the blog, as it has been updated for accuracy.

Nutrition

Nutritional information are estimates only as they are automatically calculated by a third party application. Actual values may differ based on brands and types of products used.

Keyword: american buttercream, grit free buttercream

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