Candy Cane Buttercream Frosting
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Candy Cane Buttercream Frosting is a simple recipe for a rich and creamy peppermint icing that is sure to be a holiday favorite… on Christmas cookies, on cake… Well, on everything including a spoon!!!
Candy Cane Buttercream Frosting
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One of our favorite things to do during the Christmas season is make cookies. As much as we love and adore our Best Ever Sugar Cookies with our Best Ever Sugar Cookie Icing but this year I have been crazy about peppermint so we decided to switch things up.
We absolutely love love love rich and creamy buttercream icing on cookies and this recipe is absolutely perfect for Christmas cookies or for holiday parties!
Rich, creamy and buttery frosting is amazing on our Easy Chocolate Cake as well as our fluffy chocolate frosting.
wether you make it as a 2 layer cake or as cupcakes this frosting will make it a holiday spectacular!
If you’re looking for another buttercream recipe, my Homemade Italian Meringue Buttercream is so creamy and delicious, you’ll just want to eat it by itself before you can put it on any cookies!
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Candy Cane Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon International Delight French Vanilla Liquid Creamer
- 1 tablespoon pure peppermint extract
- 2-3 drops red gel food coloring, optional
- pinch salt, optional
- crushed candy canes, optional garnish
Instructions
- In a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or in a large bowl using an electric mixer), cream the butter for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl if necessary. Turn the mixer to low and add powdered sugar one cup at a time. Mix until well blended.
- Add creamer, extract and a pinch of salt if desired (I add it to take the edge off of the sweetness) and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more creamer as needed until desired consistency is reached. Add red food coloring (I use gel so it does not thin out the frosting, but if you must use liquid that is fine, just add additional powdered sugar as necessary to thicken it back up).
- Enjoy on your favorite dessert, or with a spoon! We especially love it on our Best Ever Sugar Cookies and Easy Chocolate Cake.
Donna’s Notes
Nutrition
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This is soooo sweet and tasty. Perfect for Christmas this year thank you!
I don’t have the french vanilla creamer. Can I use vanilla extract instead or can I just leave it out? Please advise. Thanks