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One of our most popular recipes on Best Friends For Frosting is this Fluffy Strawberry Buttercream Frosting recipe. I posted about this way back in 2010 when Best Friends For Frosting first started, which means I used a low resolution camera to take the photos–eek! After so many comments and such positive feedback, I was confident this recipe was worthy of makeover photos. For those who have already tried this Fluffy Strawberry Buttercream Frosting recipe, rest assured, the recipe is the same, but the photos are new and improved. I embellished each cupcake with shiny, shimmery pink gumballs and edible striped straws for an extra special touch.
If you prefer your frosting on the sweet side and love strawberries, this recipe is for you. It easily pipes onto cupcakes and serves well as a cake filling, too. This is one of my top favorite frosting recipes!
Recipe developed by Melissa Johnson
–1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, room temperature
–1 teaspoon vanilla extract
–1/3 cup strawberry preserves
–2 cups powdered sugar
–1 drop of hot pink gel dye
- Beat butter with hand mixer for 3 minutes until fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract, and beat until incorporated.
- Add strawberry preserves, and beat until incorporated.
- Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Mix until frosting is fluffy with medium peaks.
- Add 1 drop of hot pink gel dye. Mix until frosting color is fully incorporated.
Do you have a favorite frosting recipe? Tell us about it in the comments!
Photos for Best Friends For Frosting, photographed by Milou & Olin Photography.
Hello!
I can’t wait to try this. I am making a number cake for a birthday party, and I am looking to use this as filling before I put fondant on. Do you think that will be ok? Also, how far in advance can I make it?
Can’t wait!
Thank you!
Im going to put these in my French Macaroons!!! I’ll tell you how it goes! :3
i made the froasting, and it was just delish!!!! because its summer our air conditioner was on and it keep freezing my butter so at 4 in the morning i had to go out side and make the froasting!!! I hope my parents wernt to mad…. :)
I love how at first its really sweet but then you bite into the strw berries (used fresh one, only the ones that looked like they were going to go bad cuz their the sweetest) and then its like “wow. this is so good!”
well, im of to a Wisconsin teen party (just me and my 3 friends)!! hope they look good at a beach Par-ta!!!!
THANKYOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is SO freaking good. My family absolutely loved it on angel food cupcakes. My mom hugged me then took a nap after eating them haha.
Thanks for the great recipe, super easy and delicious strawberry flavour, was just what I was looking for.
So glad to hear Colleen. Thank you for the fantastic feedback. =)
Thanks for this awesome recipe. I was looking for an alternative to a more complicated buttercream and this was perfect for my cupcakes. :)
I made it a cream cheese strawberry frosting by subbing one stick of butter for 4 oz of cream cheese. Divine! Thanks!
I am so glad it worked out for you Clarice! Wishing you a wonderful summer.
Hi there! :) I made this frosting a few days ago. But I used strawberry jam instead. The texture was great! it was really smooth and fluffy. But I didn’t actually taste the strawberry…like at all. It just tasted like buttercream. Is it because i used jam instead? What can I do to make it taste more like strawberries?
Hi Mariya! I found using fresh strawberries gave the frosting a fantastic flavor. If you would like to enhance the strawberry flavor, try using strawberry extract.
100% delicious! Made a batch and a half for a double layer vanilla cake. Used preserves in the frosting, but minced a few strawberries and sprinkled them in between layers. I had problems with another recipe which used fresh berries in the frosting – it separated and got all gloppy. Absolutely no problems with this recipe (except keeping my daughters from eating it while the cakes cooled!) Bravo!
Thank you Jaci for the fantastic feedback. I am thrilled to hear this frosting recipe was a success.
I just put some cupcakes in the oven(glorious treats perfect vanilla cupcakes) and I am making the frosting now. Cant wait to see how it turns out!! Wish me luck.
Fantastic! Please be sure to come back and let me know how it works out for you. =)
Me and my sister just made this frosting- totally delicious!
I am beyond thrilled that it worked out so well for you & sis! Thanks for the feedback. =)
Hi there,
I just tried to make this frosting but used pureed strawberries instead. Once added, the buttercream started to separate, any solutions?
Thanks!
Yikes! Sorry to hear your troubles. Did you fold them in or beat them in? Were the measurements of pureed strawberries exact?
It’s going to seperate for a while but you just have to keep mixing it and over time, it’ll all come back together!