Vanilla bean buttercream frosting…

I love Vanilla but I always seem to make chocolate icing to go with our favourite Black Magic cake… Two nights ago though I got a craving and I needed to make Chocolate cake with vanilla icing…

I looked for a recipe and found one that had great comments, followed the directions and it didn’t turn out well at all.. the butter separated and the texture was grainy and oily and unappetizing… so I went back to my tried and true chocolate buttercream icing but to omit the cocoa and make Vanilla the star… OMG… it was perfect!!

1/2 cup butter
about 3 cups icing sugar, (sifted)
1/3 – 1/2 cup cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
seeds of one vanilla bean

cream the butter until fluffy and then add the sifted icing sugar, cream and vanilla… start with 1/3 cup of cream but you might need more for a thinner frosting… beat with mixer for at least 2 min until light a fluffy…

This makes enough for the inside and out of a two layer cake…

This brought the black Magic cake to another dimension… I think I am going to call this combination “Oreo cake”

You know you want a bite… right?

By melissa|March 22nd, 2010|Categories: Misc Ramblings, Recipes|Comments Off

About the Author: melissa

I am "a hippie with a minivan". A mom of four who has chosen to take the less travelled roads in parenting. We are a unschooling family and learn through life without punishments or rewards. I am a Needle Felting Artist, I love being in the Kitchen, and love to share my passion of Natural Parenting through Workshops and Mentoring. We have a big dream of living on the road and we are in the process of converting a bus!

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Krista March 22, 2010 at 5:17 pm

Good heavens! Look at that! Perfection! Must. Try.
Sarah March 23, 2010 at 8:28 am

Where is the drooling smiley? This looks so yummy!!
Memoria March 23, 2010 at 3:35 pm

I love that recipe! Both of them. I have made the regular Hershey’s version and a vanilla bean buttercream frosting. They do taste amazing on their own, and I know they taste phenomenal together. What tantalizing photos!!!
Pam March 23, 2010 at 5:26 pm

The Black Magic cake is our staple cake!! never fails, sooooo yummy!!
It is fantastic with strawberry swiss meringue buttercream or salted caramel smbc!! Next time you must try them!!
Amy March 25, 2010 at 3:37 pm

omg.. I’m melting.. and definitely trying this!
Nicole March 26, 2010 at 10:43 pm

This icing melted on our tongues tonight. I made it to top my daughter’s birthday chocolate cake. Soooooooooo good. Thanks for sharing!
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Danielle May 4, 2010 at 7:39 pm

omg I looooove it. Ihis recipe just replace every icing recipe I have..you rock!
Natasha February 27, 2012 at 11:39 am

Your recipes look devine! You mentioned “cream” as an ingredient. Could you be more specific, like heavy cream, regular milk, coconut milk? Thanks for sharing!
- paxye February 27, 2012 at 12:28 pm
  
  you can use any milk or cream you have on hand… I love using coconut milk! The cream I usually have on hand would be in the 15%-35% range, so I would guess that is a heavy cream…