Easy Honey Buttercream Frosting
This easy honey buttercream frosting is super smooth, creamy, and has a sweet honey flavor. All you need is 4 ingredients in order to make and would be perfect on different cupcakes and cakes!
Servings: 12
Calories: 245kcal
Equipment
- Electric Stand Mixer
- Piping Bag
- Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 2 sticks
- 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until creamy (about 1-2 minutes). Add the powdered sugar, honey, and vanilla extract and mix on low speed until combined (about 30 seconds).
- Then increase the speed to high and beat for another 1-2 minutes (frosting should be light and creamy).
- Use it to frost your cupcakes, cake, or even quick breads!
Notes
- Honey: I personally use Local Hive Honey when I'm baking because I love the flavor. Feel free to use your favorite from your local farmers market or grocery store.
- Room Temperature: The butter needs to be at room temperature in order to create the perfect consistency of buttercream frosting. If you start with cold butter, you'll have a difficult time getting the frosting to come together.
- Powdered Sugar: This frosting recipe uses less powdered sugar then all of my others because of the natural sweetness found in honey. By reducing the powdered sugar, the frosting is not overly sweet.
- Baked Desserts: Make sure any dessert you use this frosting on is completely cooled before frosting. If not, the frosting will melt right off.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 473IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.05mg
