Looking for the perfect wedding vegan buttercream frosting to use for birthday cakes and cupcakes? This recipe is perfect and ideal for decorations! It's room temperature stable, and very easy to make!
Course Dessert, Frosting
Cuisine American, Gluten-Free, Vegan
Keyword vegan buttercream, vegan frosting recipe
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 6cups
Calories 1043kcal
Author Anjali Lalani
Ingredients
1.5cupSweetex high-ratio shortening
1/4teasp salt
2poundssifted powdered sugar, sifted (the one in the bag is already sifted)
Mix the sweetex and salt with electric mixer to blend (preferably a stand mixer).
Add water to the bowl and then add powdered sugar and blend by hand with a spatula until the sugar is absorbed into the liquid.
Put the bowl back on stand mixer and beat on med speed for 2-5 min until smooth and fluffy (2min for stand mixer).
Store at room temperature or in the fridge until use.
Notes
Decorating Tips - To get your buttercream smooth and create a "fondant" effect on your buttercream iced cake, use "the paper towel method". For details, you can search the method online. If you cannot find the method, let me know!Storage - Since there is no dairy in this buttercream frosting, it's stable at room temperature for a week and in the fridge for up to a month.