Easy Orange Buttercream Frosting Cooks Illustrated Recipes

ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and vanilla. Add enough orange juice to achieve frosting consistency.

EASY ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)

Steps:

• In standing mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat butter at medium-high speed until smooth, about 20 seconds. Add orange zest and beat mixture at medium-high speed to combine, about 15 seconds. Add confectioners' sugar and salt; beat at medium-low speed until most of the sugar is moistened, about 45 seconds. Scrape down bowl and beat at medium speed until mixture is fully combined, about 15 seconds; scrape bowl, add orange juice, vanilla, and heavy cream, and beat at medium speed until incorporated, about 10 seconds, then increase speed to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes, scraping down bowl once or twice.

ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients together in a bowl until smooth. To thin, add more juice, to thicken, add more sugar.
• Add a dash of orange zest or fresh grated peel, if desired.

ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• take softened butter and whisk until creamy.
• add orange zest and vanilla extract, whisk until creamy again.
• add 2 cups of powdered sugar and whisk until smooth, depending on how thick you want the frosting you can always add more sugar.
• add orange zest at the end and stir to combine.
• frost your cake and let it chill for at least 1 hour.
• enjoy!