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Cupcakes with Pink Buttercream Frosting Recipe

April 26, 2009 By Sage 3 Comments

Cupcakes represent most of what I love in life…they’re pretty, whimsical, cute, and delicious. Really, what else do you need?

Pink Buttercream Icing Recipe

Give me a vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting in an inspired color (pink!), and in my point of view, all is right with the world :)

This past week was in need of “righting” so it’s no surprise that when the weekend came, I tied on my favorite cherries patterned apron and baked the simplest, prettiest cupcakes I know.

Pink Buttercream Icing Recipe

The best part of any cupcake is the icing. I like it pretty, piped and swirly! Even if the cupcakes themselves came from a box (these didn’t), there are few excuses for not making your own icing, and no excuse for not piping it ;)

Pink Buttercream Icing Recipe

 Pink Buttercream Frosting Recipe

1 stick of butter, cut into pieces
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 T milk
1 t vanilla extract
red food coloring

In a small bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer until it’s white and fluffy. Gradually beat in half the sugar, the milk and vanilla, then the other half of the sugar. Mix in food coloring a few drops at a time, until it’s the perfect color. This delicate pink only required 2 drops of red for the entire bowl.

Pink Buttercream Icing RecipeI piped the icing onto the cupcakes using a large star tip. I started at the outside and worked my way in and up!

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    April 27, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    So pretty! I agree about the piping, makes them look even yummier!

    Betsy

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  2. Tracey McBride says

    April 30, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    Hi Sage, these cupcakes are so very charming!! I truly love your philosophy about homemade icing (piped, of course). My dad would be appalled if we ever tried to buy icing or whipped cream when I was young.(Of course, whipping these up became my responsibility :). I’d sometimes complain and beg for store bought…now I am so grateful that I know how to easily create these simple, inexpensive luxuries.
    Thank you for sharing. I hope next week is one that needs no “righting”.
    Warmly,
    Tracey
    P. S. I really love your cake stand…I especially like that you left some tarnish in the crevices for character and depth!! I really enjoy Charming Imperfections.

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  3. Anonymous says

    May 15, 2009 at 10:36 PM

    Sage, those look Amazing!

    Nicki :)

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