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Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease and line a cake tin

  • 350g butter
  • 350g caster sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • Pinch salt
  • 300g plain flour
  • 50g cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 50ml red food colouring
  • 800g ready white icing
  • Buttercream:
  • 244g soft butter
  • 600g icing sugar
  • 75g cream cheese
  • Couple of drops of vanilla essence
3.1/5 (164 Votes)

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Cream all ingredients together

  • 6 tbsp (75g) margarine
  • 2 cups (225g) icing sugar
  • 3 tsp vanilla essence
4.3/5 (8 Votes)

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In a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed beat together the shortening and margarine or butter with c...

  • 1/2 cup white Crisco shortening, softened
  • 1/2 cup margarine, softened (can use butter)
  • 4 -6 tablespoons 18% table cream (can use heavy cream, unwhipped or half and half cream or milk)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla (or can use 1 teaspoon almond extract)
  • 5 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted (or as needed)
  • 2 -4 drops food coloring (or as needed, you may omit if desired)
4.2/5 (53 Votes)

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Put the butter in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric whisk until completely softeed

  • 3 oz butter, 2 tbsp milk, 6 oz icing sugar
4/5 (34 Votes)

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Vanilla Buttercream, perfect for vanilla cupcakes

  • 100g Butter
  • 200g Icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence
  • 1-2 tbsp milk
  • (Food colouring if desired)
  • All at room temperature
4/5 (10 Votes)

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combine butter, sugar and salt

  • 240 ml butter, softened
  • 820 ml confectioners' sugar
  • 5 ml milk
  • 5 ml vanilla extract
  • 0.6 ml salt
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