5 Minute Dairy Free Buttercream Frosting
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This dairy free buttercream frosting is made with just 4 simple ingredients! This vanilla buttercream is so easy to make, and no one will ever know it’s dairy free.
So after making my dairy free chocolate frosting, I knew I needed to share my vegan vanilla frosting! I’ve made this dozens of times and tested it so much to make it perfect. I use it on tons of my layer cake recipes too.
This is the perfect dairy free buttercream to put on top of homemade cupcakes or cakes, and you can easily double up the recipe if you need more frosting!
This recipe makes enough to frost an 8-inch or 9-inch layer cake or a dozen cupcakes, but you can easily double the recipe if you need more frosting.
Ingredient Notes
- Vanilla: I recommend using real vanilla extract here, it’s going to make a huge difference in the taste of the frosting! I promise it’s worth it.
- Dairy Free Butter: you’ll need to use vegan butter to keep the recipe dairy-free!
- Dairy Free Milk: use your favorite vegan milk. You’ll only need a little bit to help thin out the dairy free vanilla frosting. This isn’t always needed, it depends on your frosting consistency!
How To Make This Buttercream
Beat butter, vanilla, and salt.
Slowly add in your powdered sugar, and voila!
Recipe Developer Expert Tips
- If your frosting is a touch too sweet, add a sprinkle of salt to help balance it out.
- What I love about this frosting is how easily you can customize it! Want funfetti frosting? Add sprinkles! You can also add some food coloring, it’s the perfect frosting recipe if you want fun frosting colors for the holidays!
- If you get air bubbles in the buttercream, it’s an easy fix. Just before using it to frost your cake, use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon and mix the frosting by hand for a minute or two. Sorry, this is going to be a workout for your arms! But it’ll get rid of the air bubbles.
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5 Minute Dairy Free Buttercream Frosting
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Ingredients
- 1½ cup (315) dairy free butter, softened
- 3-3½ cup (330 g) icing sugar
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl with a handheld mixer, beat the butter and vanilla extract together until smooth. Add in the salt.
- Slowly add in ¼ cup of powdered sugar at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.
- If the buttercream is too thick, you can add ½ tablespoon of dairy free milk in at a time, thinning it out as much as you'd like. If buttercream is too thin, add in more powdered sugar ¼ cup at a time.
Notes
The calorie information provided for this recipe is an estimate. The accuracy of the calories listed is not guaranteed.