Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:

  • 1-1/4 cups fresh raspberries
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, very soft
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3-1/2 cups icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 tbsp heavy cream (35%) – use a bit more if consistency is too thick
  • Optional: 1/4 cup fresh raspberries for decorating top.

Directions:

  1. Place the softened butter in a large bowl or in the body of a stand mixer. With a handheld mixer, or with the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, beat butter on medium-high (scraping down the sides as needed) until completely smooth; about 2 minutes.
  2. In a food processor or blender, add the fresh raspberries and the lemon juice and blend until there are no chunks left.
  3. Add in the raspberry puree into the beaten butter and continue beating until completely combined; about 1 minute (don’t worry if the mixture looks weird at this point).
  4. Add in the confectioner’s sugar, one cup at a time, on low speed.
  5. Once all of the sugar has been added, add in the cream and salt, then beat on high-speed for a full 2 minutes – this thickens up the frosting and makes it nice and fluffy.
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