Butterbeer Buttercream Frosting – Harry Potter fans unite with this dreamy butterbeer buttercream frosting. Easy recipe for a fluffy icing, perfect for cupcakes and cake decorating!
Being the Harry Potter fan that I am, I thought it only appropriate to create a yummy butterbeer buttercream frosting. This recipe is one you will definitely enjoy, especially if you love both butterbeer and buttercream icing.
After creating my own butterbeer recipe, my friend Linda from Life on Summerhill, suggested I make a butterbeer frosting. I mean, how brilliant is she?!
This frosting is so creamy delicious on my favorite dark chocolate cupcakes. You're going to love it.
It's a mix of that buttery butterscotch flavor with the creamy texture of a dreamy buttercream frosting. So scrumptious!
Add butterbeer to your breakfast and brunch plans with butterbeer pancakes from scratch. They're oh so delicious.
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FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS BUTTERBEER?
Let's get down to the nitty gritty of what butterbeer actually is.
We first tried butterbeer while visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. It's a drink made famous by the Harry Potter series of books, written by J.K. Rowling.
It’s a buttery, butterscotch, sweet drink, with a hint of caramel, that’s served hot or cold. It’s described as a “less-sickly butterscotch” and even has a little bit of fizz to it.
Fandom explains what butterbeer is, where it came from, and what it's all about.
WHY DO YOU USE BUTTER INSTEAD OF SHORTENING?
In my original buttercream frosting recipe, as well as my chocolate buttercream frosting, I explain why I prefer to use salted butter and make my buttercream without shortening.
Using all butter creates a very flavorful frosting, perfect for that buttery butterbeer taste.
I also recommend using salted butter, because the salt in the butter adds a richness to your buttercream. It gives it a zing that unsalted butter just can’t do.
Also, it's so much easier to use salted butter over trying to add salt to your frosting, especially when trying to get a good consistency and texture.
While shortening does add stability to the recipe, heavy whipping cream can do the same thing.
CAN I FREEZE BUTTERBEER BUTTERCREAM FROSTING?
Yes, you absolutely can! If you think about it, bakeries put their cakes in a cooler to store them for their customers.
Freezing won’t hurt the texture, consistency, or flavor of your frosting. I always have a little bit of icing leftover, and I usually freeze it for the next time we need it.
BUTTERBEER BUTTERCREAM ICING INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED:
- Salted butter
- Vanilla extract
- Butter extract
- Heavy whipping cream
- Cream soda
TIPS FOR HOW TO MAKE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING WITH A TASTE OF BUTTERBEER
Making homemade buttercream frosting is easy. Butterbeer buttercream frosting is no different, besides a few extra ingredients.
- First, make sure you soften the butter. Try to get it out ahead of time and let it soften naturally; don’t be like me and use the microwave to soften it, therefore melting it.
- Next, mix together the softened butter, vanilla extract, butter extract, caramel extract, butterscotch topping, heavy whipping cream, and cream soda.
- Add in the powdered sugar, and mix everything together for 2 to 3 minutes, mixing well.
Finally, if your frosting seems a little thin, you can add in a little extra powdered sugar until you reach the desired consistency.
You’ll end up with a very smooth, creamy, fluffy buttercream frosting that's perfect for cake decorating, piping onto cupcakes, and more. And it tastes divine!
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And my friend Linda will show you how to make the prettiest decorations for a Harry Potter celebration!
KITCHEN TOOLS YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE BUTTERBEER BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer – You can definitely mix homemade frosting by hand, but a mixer enables you to get a really smooth texture.
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BUTTERBEER BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE
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Dreamy Butterbeer Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon butter extract
- 1/4 teaspoon caramel extract
- 1 tablespoon butterscotch topping
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon cream soda
Instructions
- Mix together the softened butter*, vanilla extract, butter extract, caramel extract, butterscotch topping, heavy whipping cream**, and cream soda.
- Add in the powdered sugar, and mix everything together for 2 to 3 minutes, mixing well.
- If your frosting seems a little thin, you can add in a little extra powdered sugar until you reach the desired consistency.
- You’ll end up with a very smooth, creamy, butterbeer buttercream frosting that’s perfect for cake decorating, piping onto cupcakes, and more. It tastes divine!
Does this make enough for 24 cupcakes? I need enough for 48 and was wondering if I would have to double it?
Wondering if this would make enough frosting for a 9″ layer cake or if I should increase the recipe by 1/2?
Janice, this should make plenty for a 9″ cake. That said, you can always freeze extra frosting!