Simple Almond Buttercream Frosting

Almond buttercream in a white bowl with thinly sliced almond pieces on top.

5 from 1 vote

This simple almond buttercream frosting uses just 4 ingredients to create an easy frosting recipe that's smooth, creamy, and fool-proof. It takes just 5 minutes to prep and is perfect on top of fluffy almond cupcakes, cake layers, or even frosted cookies.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 266kcal

Author: Karissa Parrish

Equipment

Electric Stand Mixer
Rubber Spatula
Piping Bag

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon almond extract

US Customary - Metric

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, heavy whipping cream, and almond 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 favorite cupcakes and cake recipes!

Notes

Room Temperature Butter: 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.

Scaling The Recipe: The recipe as written makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes. If you want to frost a three layer 6-inch cake, then 1.5x the recipe. Or, if you want to frost a three layer 8-inch cake, 2x the recipe.

Use Good Quality Almond: Do not use imitation almond extract, it's just not good. Pure almond extract is what you want.

Baked Desserts: Make sure any dessert you use this frosting on is completely cooled before frosting. If not, the frosting will melt right off.

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