Ginger × Jack O'Frost
☃️ North Pole Vanilla Buttercream
The everyday classic every North Pole birthday runs on.
Ginger's photo is still in the oven
Recipe at a glance
⏱ 10 min🍪 Makes enough for 12 cupcakes🔥 NO COOK⭐ Easy
- Prep time
- 10 minutes
- Cook time
- No cooking
- Makes
- Enough for 12 cupcakes
- Difficulty
- Easy
From Ginger's pantry
You'll need
- ½ cup (113 g) softened unsalted butter
- 2 cups icing/powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1–2 tbsp milk
- A pinch of salt
Aprons on
Let's make it
Beat the butter until creamy.
Gradually beat in the icing sugar.
Add the vanilla, salt and enough milk to make it soft and fluffy.
If it is too thin, add a little more icing sugar.
Cooking options
🥣 No Cooking Needed
Beaten with a mixer — no heat at any point.
In the kitchen
- Jack: “How cold should the butter be?”
- Ginger: “Room temperature.”
- Jack: “…I’m out.”
Contains: Milk. Always check the labels on your own ingredients with a grown-up.
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