Watch how to make buttercream icing, an essential component of your baking repertoire! [ Ссылка ]

This buttercream icing is easy to make, versatile and delicious. Use it to top anything from cupcakes to birthday cakes to wedding cakes. You can enjoy it plain, or add food colouring and use it for cake decorating... it's up to you!

This is a very basic buttercream icing recipe, flavoured with vanilla extract. You could get creative and use other flavourings instead - such as almond extract, coffee or brandy. Try beating in a variety of additions - such as desiccated coconut, finely chopped nuts, ground cinnamon... it's up to you!

This buttercream icing recipe makes enough to ice 24 to 30 cupcakes, or a 20 to 23cm round layer cake.

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