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Funfetti Buttercream Frosting

COURSE: Dessert
Servings 24 cupcakes
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes
How to make homemade Funfetti buttercream frosting
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • 6 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 4-6 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon clear vanilla extract regular vanilla works, but clear keeps the frosting bright white
  • pinch fine sea salt
  • 1 cup rainbow jimmies sprinkles not nonpareils — they bleed color

Instructions
 

  • Place softened butter and vegetable shortening in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium-high speed for 3–4 minutes, until pale and fluffy.
  • Reduce speed to low. Add sugar gradually, 1 cup at a time, mixing until incorporated.
  • Mix in vanilla, 4 Tbsp cream, and salt. Beat on low until combined.
  • Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 3–4 minutes, until frosting is smooth, airy, and spreadable. If too thick, add 1 Tbsp more cream at a time. If too thin, add up to ½ cup more powdered sugar.
  • Use a spatula to gently fold in the sprinkles right before frosting.

Notes

This makes enough to frost 24 regular cupcakes or a 2-layer 8- or 9-inch cake
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