Description
This delicious strawberry buttercream frosting is perfect for cakes and cupcakes, using either freeze-dried strawberries or fresh strawberries!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 3 cups confectioner’s sugar (sifted to remove lumps)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream (or whole milk)
- 5 ounces strawberries (if frozen, thaw)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add room temperature butter and beat with a hand mixer (or stand mixer) until creamy, about 1 minute.
- In a spice grinder or food processor, grind freeze dried strawberries into a powder. Add to a bowl along with the confectioner’s sugar and whisk to combine.
- Add half of the confectioner’s sugar mixture and slowly mix until ingredients are fully combined. Add remaining confectioner’s sugar and slowly mix until combined. Then, whip at high speed for 2-3 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Add salt, vanilla extract, and heavy cream and mix until light and fluffy, about a minute. Add more heavy cream as needed to thin frosting to desired consistency.
- Hull and halve strawberries and add to the bowl of a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth. You should have about 1/2 cup of strawberry puree.
- Add to a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 25 to 35 minutes, or until mixture has reduced by half and looks thick (like tomato paste).
- Remove from heat and allow to cool completely (warm puree will melt the frosting). Optionally, puree can be made the day before and refrigerated until ready to assemble.
- In a large bowl, add room temperature butter and beat with a hand mixer (or stand mixer) until creamy, about 1 minute.
- Add half of the confectioner’s sugar and slowly mix until ingredients are fully combined. Add remaining confectioner’s sugar and slowly mix until combined. Then, whip at high speed for 2-3 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Add salt, vanilla extract, and strawberry puree and mix until fully incorporated.
Notes
- Make this recipe with either freeze-dried strawberries OR fresh/frozen strawberries – choose one.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg