Russian Buttercream
This Russian buttercream is made with just 4 ingredients!! Its secret ingredient is sweetened condensed milk, which gives it a silky smooth consistency.
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 1293kcal
Ingredients
Russian Buttercream
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 226g
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste 5ml
- ¼ tsp fine salt 1g
- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 396g
- powdered sugar optional
Instructions
Russian Buttercream
- Whip 1 cup or 2 sticks of room temperature unsalted butter on a medium-high speed with a whisk attachment of a stand mixer or hand mixer for 5-7 minutes. The butter should lighten in color as you incorporate air into it.
- Add in 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1/4 tsp of fine salt, and mix on a low speed until incorporated.
- Slowly mix in 14 oz of sweetened condensed milk, adding ¼ of the can at a time, mixing on a medium speed.
- Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula throughout the process. The sweetened condensed milk sometimes pools at the bottom of the bowl, so be sure to scrape all the way to the bottom.
- If your frosting is broken or not stiff enough, you can add in powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, to thicken it and bring it together.
- You can use this buttercream to frost layer cakes, pipe on cupcakes, or even ice cookies. It tastes amazing on just about everything!!
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Notes
This recipe makes about 3 cups of frosting, which is enough to frost about 2 dozen cupcakes or a 6-inch layer cake.
If you want to make a chocolate version of this recipe, I recommend using my chocolate Russian buttercream recipe.
Use room-temperature butter! I suggest taking out your sticks of butter from the fridge about 1 hour before you plan to make the frosting.
Slowly add in the sweetened condensed milk to prevent the frosting from breaking.
If your frosting seems too soft, pop it into the fridge for 10-15 minutes to thicken it.
If you want to color this buttercream, use gel food coloring to get a vibrant shade without throwing off the consistency of your frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 1293kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 125g | Saturated Fat: 78g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 41g | Cholesterol: 332mg | Sodium: 212mg | Sugar: 46g