When I first tried this homemade vanilla frosting recipe, I couldn’t stop eating it! It truly is just as good (actually, BETTER) than the store-bought kind, and it goes great on cakes or cupcakes. Its really easy too!
Better-than-Storebought Vanilla Cake Frosting
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Type: Dessert
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cube butter and place in standalone mixer bowl.
- Using the whisk attachment, whisk butter, vanilla, and 1 cup of sugar together on medium speed until smooth.
- Add remaining sugar and 1 tbsp milk. Whisk on medium to high for a few minutes until frosting is smooth.
Makes 1 cup of frosting

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Excellent recipe. Makes just enough to frost 1 dozen.
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Try substituting buttermilk for the milk in this recipe….such a subtle change but people will rave about it!!