Easy White Chocolate Buttercream Recipe

FavoritePinShare

This smooth and creamy white chocolate buttercream is perfect for all of your favorite cakes and cupcakes! You’ll want this silky frosting on everything! Homemade frosting is all your dessert needs to really shine! Cream cheese frosting, chocolate buttercream, and royal icing are all some of my favorites! You’ve got to try them!

The Best White Chocolate Buttercream Recipe

This white chocolate buttercream is foolproof. Use it on cookies, cakes, macarons, you name it! It’s got the best white chocolate flavor paired with a creamy consistency that makes it perfect for frosting and piping. It’s silky-smooth, decadent, and is quickly becoming my frosting of choice! One taste and I know you’ll agree. You may even want to eat it straight from the bowl! To be honest, the best part about this recipe is the fact that it’s so simple to make. A handful of pantry staples and 10 minutes of your time is all you need for some bakery-worthy frosting! This white chocolate buttercream is so versatile, delicious, and tastes better than anything you can get from the store! Try it on gingerbread and Christmas tree cookies. I love a holiday treat that not only looks good but tastes amazing!

White Chocolate Buttercream Ingredients

No long grocery list is needed for this recipe! These simple ingredients allow for the white chocolate flavor to really shine through. It’s simple and delicious! All measurements can be found below in the recipe card.

White Chocolate: You can use chocolate melts or your favorite white chocolate bar here!Unsalted Butter: Butter not only gives your frosting a rich flavor but helps the texture be nice and smooth. I like to make sure my butter is softened so everything mixes together well.Powdered Sugar: Added for the perfect sweetness and smooth consistency!Vanilla Extract: Used to deepen flavor. I recommend using pure vanilla extract if you have it for best results!Salt: Just a pinch is needed to enhance the overall flavor of your white chocolate buttercream.Heavy Cream: Add as needed to adjust consistency.

Let’s Make Some Buttercream!

Honestly, making this white chocolate buttercream takes the same amount of effort as going to get storebought frosting. It just tastes a million times better! I know if you make this once you’ll be as addicted as I am! It’s quick, easy, and absolutely delicious!

Soften Butter: The key to smooth buttercream is to soften your butter before mixing it in. If your butter is too hard, it may create lumps when mixed. Just make sure your butter isn’t melted- this can make your buttercream turn out soupy and thin.Using Clear Vanilla: If you want that perfect white color for your cakes and cupcakes, use clear vanilla instead of dark vanilla extract.Add Sugar Slowly: To avoid having to correct your buttercream consistency, add powdered sugar in slowly until you reach your desired thickness.Don’t Overmix: Only mix your buttercream together until smooth. Overmixing can cause your frosting to fill up with air bubbles.Use With: I love pairing white chocolate buttercream with chocolate cake and cupcakes for all the chocolate-y flavor! This frosting also tastes great (and looks amazing) on white cake. Really, because the flavor is so versatile, you can use white chocolate buttercream on any cake you’d like! Strawberry, cranberry, and butter pecan cakes are a few of my other favorites to use this frosting with.

In the Refrigerator: In an airtight container, your white chocolate buttercream will keep for up to 5 days.In the Freezer: Your frosting can be stored in an airtight container for 2-3 months. Let thaw overnight in the fridge before using.

White Chocolate Oreo Cookies

White Hot Chocolate

White Chocolate Blondies

White Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Cookies

All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household. Read More Posts by Alyssa facebook twitter pinterest instagram Comment * Name * Email * Website