Magnolia Bakery’s Buttercream Vanilla Icing Recipe

Recipe from Jennifer Appel and Allysa ToreyAdapted by Susan CamposTotal Time10 minutesRating4(1,895)NotesRead community notesFrom the world-famous Magnolia Bakery, comes the ultimate buttercream icing recipe. With loads of butter, piles of confectioner's sugar and a generous glug of vanilla extract, how can you go wrong? It's simple, but spectacular. It goes great with their cupcake recipe, but it plays nice with almost any cake. —Susan CamposFeatured in: Screen Gems or to save this recipe.Subscriber benefit: give recipes to anyoneAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift recipes to give each month. Anyone can view them - even nonsubscribers. Learn more.SubscribePrint OptionsInclude recipe photoAdvertisementIngredientsYield:about 4¼ cups icing (enough for 24 cupcakes)1cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened8cups confectioners' sugar½cup milk2teaspoons vanilla extractFood coloring (optional)Ingredient Substitution GuideNutritional analysis per serving (16 servings)341 calories; 12 grams fat; 7...