Buttercream frosting

Makes enough for a two-layer 8 inch cake.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 400 g powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Beat butter until it feels smooth.
2. Add sugar in 50 g increments and continue beating.
3. Mix in milk and vanilla.
4. Transfer to a plastic storage bag and cut one corner.
5. Pipe onto a cake and spread evenly with a spatula.

Notes

• Leave the butter at room temperature for about an hour to soften. Cut it in pieces to speed it up. Do not microwave it! You want it soft, not melted.
• Powdered sugar, icing sugar, and confectioner’s sugar are all the same, or close enough for the purposes of this recipe.
• A mixer helps, but you can do everything by hand with some effort.