American Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Name: American Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk, cold; 2 tablespoons full-fat sour cream, cold; 18 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, at cool room temperature (about 65°F); 3 ounces unflavored shortening, at room temperature; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

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Alton Brown swaps eggs and corn syrup for confectioners' sugar, shortening, and buttermilk in this Southern American buttercream frosting.

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Ingredients

1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk, cold
2 tablespoons full-fat sour cream, cold
18 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, at cool room temperature (about 65°F)
3 ounces unflavored shortening, at room temperature
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt