Buttercream Frosting

This is a buttercream frosting I normally put on birthday cakes. It's like the frosting that bakeries put on cakes, extra rich and creamy from the egg yolk, but I much prefer to make my own since I know what I am putting into it, and as always, homemade is best. Makes 2 1/2 cups or enough frosting to cover tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch layers.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 352 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 egg yolks, beaten

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cream butter until soft. Add salt and part of the sugar gradually, blending after each addition. Then add egg yolks and vanilla; blend well. Add remaining sugar, alternately with milk, until preferred consistency for spreading is reached, beating after each addition until smooth.