This delicious and creamy mint frosting is ready in just 5 minutes! Made with just 6 ingredients, this mint buttercream is so easy to make. I love using it on chocolate cupcakes for a little thin mint vibe, but you can also use it on cookies or layer cakes.
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This mint frosting is a classic American buttercream! It's made with simple ingredients like butter, confectioners' sugar, a splash of heavy cream, and of course, mint extract!
This simple mint buttercream is a perfect match for a chocolate layer cake, mini vanilla cupcakes, or mint chocolate cupcakes.
If you're a thin mint lover or just a mint lover in general, this mint frosting is the recipe for you. It's such a simple frosting recipe to whip up and you just need 1 bowl!
Ingredients Needed
- Confectioners' Sugar: Also known as icing sugar or powdered sugar, this is going to sweeten the frosting.
- Heavy Cream: This is going to make the butter creamy and spreadable.
- Mint Extract: Make sure you're using mint extract and not spearmint extract, which will give more of a toothpaste taste.
- Food Gel: My favorite brand of food gel is Americolor. I used the shade mint green here!
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a handheld mixer, mix the room temperature butter with the confectioners' sugar on low speed. Once combined, beat on medium-high speed until thick, about 2-3 minutes.
Step 2: Stop the mixer and add the salt, green food gel and mint extract. Beat on medium-high speed for another 2 minutes.
Step 3: With the mixer running on low speed, slowly pour in the heavy cream until the frosting is the consistency you want.
Step 4: use immediately to spread on cakes, cupcakes, brownies or to fill sandwich cookies!
My Frosting Tips & Notes
- Begin by beating the butter and confectioners' sugar together on low speed until combined. This is going to help the powdered sugar not fly out of the bowl and all over your kitchen!
- If you're using gel food coloring, you only need a couple of drops to dye the frosting, but other types of food color might need more to get the color you want.
- Make sure the butter is at room temperature before you start making this frosting; otherwise, the frosting won't be smooth.
- Don't use spearmint extract; you want to use mint extract!
- This recipe makes enough frosting to generously frost 12 cupcakes, a 9x13-inch sheet cake, or a two-layer 8-inch cake.
- If your frosting is too thick, drizzle in a tablespoon of heavy cream at a time. If it's too thin, add more (sifted!) powdered sugar, about ¼ cup at a time.
- Add some mini chocolate chips for a mint chocolate chip vibe!
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Recipe
Mint Frosting
Ingredients
Frosting
- 2 sticks (226 grams) unsalted butter room temperature
- (¼ teaspoon) kosher salt
- 3 cups (339 grams) confectioners' sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) heavy cream
- (½ teaspoon) mint extract
- green food gel
Instructions
Make Frosting
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and confectioners' sugar together on low speed until well combined.2 sticks (226 grams) unsalted butter, 3 cups (339 grams) confectioners' sugar
- Increase the speed to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes until it becomes very thick.
- Stop the mixer and add the salt, food gel, and mint extract. Beat on medium-high speed for another 2 minutes.(¼ teaspoon) kosher salt, (½ teaspoon) mint extract, green food gel
- Turn the mixer to your lowest speed and pour in the heavy cream. Beat until it becomes very creamy and spreadable.¼ cup (60 ml) heavy cream
- Frost cupcakes or a layer cake!
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