Strawberry Buttercream

Strawberry Buttercream – An easy and beautiful pink frosting filled with fresh strawberries. Perfect on cake, cupcakes, brownies and more!

Oh, hi! It’s just me, bringing you a bowl overflowing with swirly pink frosting. Wouldn’t you love to drag a spoon right through that deliciousness up there? Strawberry Buttercream frosting is what spring and summer dreams are made of. Let’s put it on anything and everything. K?

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

This Strawberry Buttercream became a regular in our dessert rotation once our daughter decided at the ripe age of 2 that she was obsessed with all things PINK! Since she has a summer birthday I have made it a tradition of always serving Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting at her birthday celebrations.

This is the perfect way to make a pretty pink frosting without any food coloring. Yep, you read that right – no food coloring. Real strawberries bring the beautiful pink color to our frosting. And every bite is bursting with the flavor of sweet fresh strawberries.

Strawberry Buttercream

• Butter
• Powdered Sugar
• Fresh Strawberry Puree
• Strawberry Jam
• Vanilla extract

Now to the big question… What should we put this Strawberry Buttercream Frosting on?

Strawberry Cupcakes
Brownies
Chocolate Cupcakes
Sugar Cookies
Vanilla Cake or Cupcakes (box mix or homemade)
And more!

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Strawberry Buttercream

An easy recipe for buttercream frosting filled with fresh strawberries. This frosting is all natural, with no dyes or artificial coloring. It's delicious on cake, cupcakes, brownies and more!

Course Dessert

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 2 cups (enough to generously frost 12 cupcakes or a single layer 8 or 9 inch cake)

Calories 223 kcal

Author Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened, 12 tablespoons
• 3 cups powdered sugar sifted if lumpy, plus more if needed
• 3 tablespoons fresh strawberry puree see note
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 generous tablespoon strawberry jam

Instructions

1. With a hand mixer, or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter for 2 minutes, until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides of the bowl and the beater as necessary. Add the powdered sugar, 1/2 a cup at a time, beating until combined. 
2. Add puree, vanilla extract and jam, and beat on medium speed until fully combined, being sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater as needed. If necessary, adjust the consistency by adding more powdered sugar to thicken, or more strawberry puree to thin it out. Place in a piping bag, or use an offset spatula to frost cake or cupcakes.

Recipe Notes

To make fresh strawberry puree: Place about 5 chopped strawberries in a food processor (preferably a mini food processor) and blend until pureed.

Nutrition Facts

Strawberry Buttercream

Amount Per Serving

Calories 223 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 7g 35%

Cholesterol 30mg 10%

Sodium 2mg 0%

Potassium 3mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 31g 10%

Sugars 30g

Vitamin A 7.1%

Vitamin C 0.2%

Calcium 0.3%

Iron 0.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.