Bakery Style Strawberry Buttercream Frosting. The most amazing homemade strawberry buttercream frosting that tastes just like the frosting you get at a bakery. This smooth and fluffy strawberry frosting is perfect for cakes and cupcakes!
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Nothing beats a bakery style cake with some bakery style frosting except making it at home! It is so simple to have that amazing Bakery buttercream frosting with this Strawberry Buttercream recipe. You will never go to the bakery again! This strawberry frosting recipe is made with fresh strawberries, so you will have one amazing strawberry flavor!
I used the same type of frosting as my bakery style the vanilla buttercream. So if you’re looking for a good decorating buttercream than this is it. It’s stiff enough to hold out piped designs but fluffy enough to go on smoothly on tier cakes.
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- marshmallow buttercream
- Caramel Buttercream
- Lemon Buttercream
- Mint Buttercream
- Chocolate Raspberry buttercream
My normal combination is strawberry cupcakes for this Strawberry Buttercream but it also goes very well on my chocolate cupcakes and vanilla cupcakes.
I also love using this frosting in my Peanut Butter and Jelly cupcakes, and minnie mouse cupcakes!
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- Chocolate Covered Cherry Cupcakes
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- Peanut Butter And Jelly Cupcakes
- Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
Tips for Making Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
The key perfect buttercream is making sure your water is very hot and that you’re letting it makes in the mixer long enough. You may use a handheld mixer to make this but I prefer my stand mixer. That way I do not have to stand there for ten minutes mixing it up. I will say I have broken three handheld mixers because they are just not strong enough to hold up to my baking so it is well worth the investment to get a KitchenAid Mixer!
If you have always wanted to make an icing swirl so you have pretty cupcakes, check out this step by step guide on how to make an icing swirl. It really changes the look of your cupcakes! If you are using different flavored frostings and want them both on top of your cupcake swirled together, check out how to swirl two icing flavors. If you want to layer your frosting flavors, check out the layered frosting swirl!
How long can buttercream frosting sit out?
I store my buttercream in the fridge and then rewhip it when I want to use it. If you have already frosted a cake or cupcakes this buttercream frosting can sit out for up to 3 days.
How many days in advanced can I make Buttercream frosting?
You can make this buttercream frosting 3 days in advanced of when you want to use it and store it at room temperature. You can make this buttercream frosting up to 2 weeks ahead of time if you are going to store it in the fridge.
How to Store Buttercream frosting
The buttercream can be stored at room temperature for up to three days or in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Can you Freeze Strawberry Buttercream?
You can freeze strawberry buttercream frosting for up to 3 months.
How do you soften refrigerated buttercream frosting?
When you bring it out of the refrigerator let it sit at room temperature for two hours. Then re-whip it for ten minutes to bring it back to life.
Do I have to have a stand mixer?
I prefer using a stand mixer and I love my KitchenAid mixer. However if you don’t have a stand mixer and only have a hand electric mixer you can make this chocolate icing recipe still.
Strawberry Buttercream Supplies
- Food processor or Blender – These are the ones I have and love.
- Stand Mixer– This is the one I use
- Frosting bags
- Frosting Decorator set
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Strawberry buttercream Frosting Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 pound confectioners sugar
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Hot water
How to Make Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Remove any stems from your strawberries and place them into a blender or food processor. Pulse them until all of the strawberry pieces have been pureed.
Place your butter and shortening together in the bowl of your mixer. Mix them together on medium speed until they are nice and creamy.
Turn the mixer down to the lowest setting and slowly incorporate the powdered sugar into the shortening mixture. Once you have added all the sugar to the mix pour in the strawberry puree, and the vanilla.
Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed and continue mixing for 10 minutes until light and fluffy.
If you need to thin your frosting add hot water a little bit at a time.
Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed and continue mixing for 10 minutes until light and fluffy.
If you need to thin your frosting add hot water a little bit at a time.
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Strawberry Buttercream
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 pound confectioners sugar
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons hot water
Instructions
- Remove any stems from your strawberries and place them into a blender or food processor. Pulse them until all of the strawberry pieces have been pureed.
- Place your butter and shortening together in the bowl of your mixer. Mix them together on medium speed until they are nice and creamy.
- Turn the mixer down to the lowest setting and slowly incorporate the powdered sugar into the shortening mixture. Once you have added all the sugar to the mix pour in the strawberry puree, and the vanilla.
- Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed and continue mixing for 10 minutes until light and fluffy.If you need to thin your frosting add hot water a little bit at a time.
Notes
Nutrition
6 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving on the Freestyle Program
Patty says
I did not like this frosting at all it felt like I was eating flavored shortening it was very weird texture on the lips