Double Batch Buttercream Base
This recipe is for making frosting for two different cakes, so does not need to be doubled -it is already. The idea behind this was that sometimes I am making two different cakes for a party and one is chocolate and the other is not. This makes it handy to make the base and then split in half to make both vanilla (or another flavor) and chocolate.
Ingredients
Buttercream Base
- 8 sticks Unsalted butter softened
- 12 cups Powdered sugar (1.5 32 oz bags)
- ¾ cup` heavy cream
- 8 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt (unless you substituted salted butter, then none is needed)
Chocolate Additives
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 3-4 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- In a very large bowl, beat the base ingredients together on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Do not over-whip.
- Divide recipe into two separate bowls.
- If making chocolate recipe, add the cocoa powder and some extra heavy cream and remix.