Recipe

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Name: Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh strawberries; 1 cup butter; 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar, sifted, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

This strawberry frosting has an intense strawberry taste without using extract or gelatin. I wanted real strawberry frosting for my real strawberry cupcakes and could not find an acceptable recipe. I came up with this recipe using a strawberry purée reduction that is truly the strawberry-est. If you love strawberries, you'll love this!

Prep 20mCook 20mTotal 40mServes 18

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Instructions

1
Place strawberries in a blender; purée until smooth.
2
Transfer strawberry purée to a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring often, until reduced by at least half, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
3
Beat butter with an electric mixer in a bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 cup confectioners' sugar until combined. Beat 2 tablespoons cooled strawberry purée and vanilla extract into butter mixture until just blended.
4
Beat in 1 cup confectioners' sugar until combined, followed by 2 tablespoons strawberry purée. Repeat this step once more.
5
Beat remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar into mixture until just blended.

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