Photo: Sorin Gheorghita
Buttercream
7 ingredients
10 min
Makes enough to ice 12 cupcakes/fill and cover a 20cm cake
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Foolproof cake frosting requires just butter and icing sugar - try out different flavourings and use our guide for quantities
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
392
Calories
3g
Protein
20g
Fat
49g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 300g icing sugar , sifted
- 300g unsalted or salted butter , softened
- finely grated lemon zest
- finely grated orange zest
- a dash of vanilla extract
- few drops food colouring
- cocoa powder , to taste
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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