Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a delicious berry-based buttercream frosting with a bright rose pink color and fruity taste. Unlike commercially sold fruit based frosting, this recipe makes use of real raspberries and butter and has no artificial color. It is great on vanilla, chocolate or berry flavored cakes. If you love raspberries, you will be hooked on this frosting. This is my personal recipe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

(1) 1/2 Cup Raspberry Sauce

(2) 113 Grams Unsalted Butter (1/2 Cup)

(3) 113 Grams Shortening (1/2 Cup)

(4) 460 Grams Confectioners/Icing Sugar (4 Cups)

(5) 3 Tablespoons Milk

(6) 1 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract

(7) Few Drops Concentrated Raspberry Flavor (Optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

(1) I have a simple recipe for Raspberry Sauce which can be found here.

(2) I have used some shortening here for stability. You need this for the frosting to keep its shape at room temperature. Feel free to use all butter for a more creamy and buttery frosting.

(3) This recipe can be used to make Strawberry or other berry frosting. Just substitute the raspberry sauce for a berry sauce of your choice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROCEDURE:

(1) Cream butter and shortening in the bowl of your stand mixer until blended and smooth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) Add icing sugar in spoon fulls and mix on medium speed until incorporated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3) Next add the milk and vanilla extract and mix on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Right now, what you have is vanilla buttercream frosting.

Note: Do not over mix so as not to trap in a lot of air bubbles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) Add raspberry sauce to frosting and mix to combine. The color of the frosting will be a bright rose pink color. There is no need to add any additional color to the frosting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5) To intensify the raspberry flavor, you can add a few drops of concentrated raspberry flavour. This step is however optional as the natural flavor from the raspberries should be sufficient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This frosting can now be used to frost your cakes. Unlike regular buttercream frosting, cakes frosted with this frosting must be stored in the fridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Vanilla Buttercream Fosting and Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, click here and here.

BONUS NOTES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make buttercream flower like the one in the picture, fit a pipping bag with a petal pipping tip and fill with raspberry frosting. Pipe out frosting while rotating  your plate, cake or cupcake.