Vanilla buttercream Icing
Whip up this creamy butter icing in less than 2 mins for frosting your cake and it will whisper a delicious story to anyone who tastes a slice from it!
My personal opinion is that you should never use butter for this recipe despite it is being named ‘Butter Icing’. لعبة حظ Butter leaves a lumpy heap in cold weather and melts soon in hot weather. قرعة يورو 2023 Also, it is very dense and sticky too. Good quality spread or margarine is the best choice to make butter icing which will never let you down in taste as well as in texture. ملاعب يورو 2024 It will come out light, creamy and satin silk, making it a joy to frost your cake!
Ingredients:
Icing sugar (Swift using a sieve to get rid of hard bits) | 300 g |
Margarine or Spread (I use Stork UK brand) Under room temperature | 125 g |
Fresh milk | 3 tbsp |
Lemon juice | 1 tsp |
Vanilla essence | 1 from bottle cap |
Let’s whip it:
- Swift icing sugar to get rid of hard bits
- Beat icing sugar and margarine together
- Add milk, vanilla and lemon.
- Beat in high speed until the consistency is creamy
- You can frost your cake now!
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:
Icing sugar (Swift using a sieve to get rid of hard bits) | 300 g |
Margarine or Spread (I use Stork UK brand) Under room temperature | 125 g |
Fresh milk | 3 tbsp |
Cocoa Powder | 4-5 tbsp |
Lemon juice | 1 tsp |
Vanilla essence | 1 from bottle cap |
Let’s whip it;
- Swift icing sugar to get rid of hard bits
- Beat icing sugar and margarine together until creamy
- Add cocoa powder and mix
- Add milk, vanilla and lemon.
- Beat in high speed until the consistency is silky and creamy
- You can frost your cake now
- The excess frosting could be stored in a plastic box and place in the fridge up to a month