Almond Buttercream Frosting

This simple almond buttercream frosting takes roughly 5 minutes to make!

As I share this recipe with you today, try to not be distracted by the crumbly cake I made.. Haha! Let’s just say I’m still learning the ropes in the kitchen, along with baking a layer cake without it crumbling apart everywhere.

But I suppose there’s no such thing as baking without some trial and error!

Even though I failed in the baking department, I’m still excited to share the one recipe I ended up perfecting! This almond buttercream frosting turned out to be SO GOOD. It has a creamy, yet light and fluffy texture that works perfect for frosting anything, really. This batch is perfect for a smaller 2 layer cake or roughly 24 cupcakes. I used an 8″ round pan and had frosting to spare.

Four Simple Ingredients:

*There is a printable version at the end of this post*

3 cups powdered sugar

2 sticks of softened butter (I used salted)

1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1 teaspoon almond extract

Easy Peasy Instructions:

First, pour in your 3 cups of powdered sugar and softened butter in a mixing bowl, and beat together on medium speed until they are fully incorporated. Once they are mixed well, bring the mixer down to a lower speed and add in the almond extract and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Pour the milk in slowly.

If you’re wondering why I chose unsweetened over sweetened, there’s no reason for this – sweetened will work too! I just prefer unsweetened as that’s what I’ve always used.

And that’s it! Your frosting is finished. I hope you enjoy this frosting recipe as much as my family and I do!

XO

Photos By: Emma Tembruell

Shoot Location: Clubhouse at the Trestle Building

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Almond Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 sticks salted butter softened
• 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 tsp almond extract

Instructions

1. Pour in your 3 cups of powdered sugar and softened butter in a mixing bowl, and beat together on medium speed until they are fully incorporated. Once they are mixed well, bring the mixer down to a lower speed and add in the almond extract and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Pour in the milk slowly.