Coconut Buttercream Frosting

This coconut buttercream frosting is great with coconut cake.

 Ingredients:

4 large egg whites
1 cup granulated white sugar
Pinch of salt
1 pound unsalted butter (4 sticks) (room temperature and cut into 1 inch pieces)
1/4 cup cream of coconut
1 tsp. coconut extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract

 Instructions:

Combine egg whites, sugar and salt in the bowl of a large stand mixer (like a KitchenAid). Set bowl over a saucepan over a flame on the stovetop with 1 to 1 1/2" barely simmering water in it. Keeping the egg white mixture over the hot water, whisk by hand for about 2 minutes. After about 2 minutes, the mixture should look opaque. It should be warm to the touch and register about 120° on a candy thermometer.

Remove bowl from over the saucepan and put onto mixer. Beat with the whisk attachment until the outside of the bowl feels barely warm. After about 7 minutes, the egg whites should look glossy and sticky.

With mixer running at a low speed, add butter pieces one piece at a time. When all butter has been mixed in, turn mixer to high and whip until light and fluffy. Scrape down sides and bottom with rubber spatula. Mix in vanilla, cream of coconut and coconut extract. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl with rubber spatula.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Great with Banana Cake. Give it a try. You will be in love.

Yield: Enough to frost and fill 2 8-inch cakes
Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

2 c. (4 sticks) butter (unsalted and room temperature)
2 c. peanut butter (smooth)
1/2 c. unsweetened chocolate (melted)
5 c. powdered sugar
2/3 c. cocoa (dutch-processed if you can find it)
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Mix ingredients: Mix all ingredients together in a large stand mixer (like a KitchenAid) with a whisk attachment.  Scrape down the sides and bottom with a rubber spatula at intervals as you mix so that all ingredients are throughly incorporated.  As ingredients become incorporated, gradually increase the speed of the whisk and beat until light and fluffy.

For technique on making buttercream frosting see free video class on Easy Vanilla Buttercream.


 

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Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

A classic and super easy recipe. Try it with some Golden Butter Cake.  There are video classes available for both Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and Golden Butter Cake.  Check them out.

Yield: Enough to frost and fill 2 8-inch cakes
Time: 10 minutes

2 1/2 c. (5 sticks) butter (unsalted and room temperature)
5 c. powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Mix ingredients: Mix all ingredients together in a large stand mixer (like a KitchenAid) with a whisk attachment.  Scrape down the sides and bottom with a rubber spatula at intervals as you mix that all ingredients are throughly incorporated.  As ingredients become incorporated, gradually increase the speed of the whisk and beat until light and fluffy.

See YouTube channel for video demonstration.