orange buttercream frosting

Orange buttercream frosting is made with fresh orange juice and orange zest for amazing orange flavor! This orange icing is perfect for piping onto cupcakes or filling and frosting layer cakes! This orange buttercream frosting recipe is ideal for summer baking, but can also be paired with cranberry or chocolate to create a holiday flavor profile.

Orange Buttercream Frosting

unsalted butter (room temperature)

sugar

orange juice (freshly squeezed)

tsp orange zest

tsp vanilla extract

salt (or

heavy cream

Add room temperature butter to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk or paddle attachment. Whip the butter for 5 minutes on medium-high speed, scraping down the sides occasionally, until the butter is light, fluffy, and pale in color.

Add one half of the powdered sugar and mix on the lowest speed setting until fully combined. Add remaining powdered sugar and continue to mix on low until incorporated.

Add orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract, and salt and mix on low until combined.

Slowly drizzle in the heavy cream while mixing on low speed. Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally to ensure the frosting is well mixed.

Once the heavy cream is added, turn the speed on the mixer to medium and mix for an additional 3 minutes until smooth.

Optional - If you are using a whisk attachment, switch to a paddle attachment and mix the buttercream on low speed for several minutes to remove air bubbles. You can also mix the buttercream by hand with a spatula to smooth it out as well.

This buttercream frosting recipe transforms classic American buttercream into a fresh and fluffy batch of Orange Frosting with REAL orange flavor -no flavoring extracts necessary! This naturally flavored frosting Is perfect to top all kinds of cakes and cupcakes!

5 Minute Fluffy Orange Buttercream

unsalted butter (at room temperature)

orange (large)

tbsp milk (or cream)

kosher salt

In the bowl of a hand or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar and 1/2 cup unsalted butter.

Mix on low speed working up to medium as the sugar combines with the butter. About 2-3 mins.

Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides.

Zest the whole orange over the bowl, it&#39;s best to do it this way so you save all the oils. Add 1-2 tsp orange juice to the bowl. Mix on low.

With the mixer on low add the heavy cream or milk slowly.

Mix on medium for 3 minutes and enjoy!

If its too thin add 1/4 cup powdered sugar. If its too thick, add in 1 tsp more orange juice.

Hello!

I just wanted to thank you for sharing such a quick, rich, potent and easy recipe, especially for those of us still new to -- and nervous about -- baking! I've revisited your page to make this at least 3 times now and can't wait to make your 5-minute raspberry buttercream next! 

I also appreciate the details and tips regarding what to expect should we stray a bit from the instructions. Made me feel safe to explore and play with the amount of zest but with training wheels on, if that makes any sense. xD 
My point being that a voice like yours -- one that allows for just as much artistic freedom in the craft as science -- makes better bakers of us all! 

You sure helped me gain more confidence, anyway. :) And introduced my family to a new favorite flavor combo. 

Thanks again -- and for the nutrition information too!

I used this recipe with a cranberry filled white cake for Christmas.  So incredibly d3licious.  I l9ved it so much I've opted to make my own Birthday cake this year instead of a bakery cake.  Such a fresh and light frosting.

This frosting is so light and fluffy.  It is delicious.

I made this frosting and your vanilla cake the first time for a super small wedding and people just raved about it! Thank you so much for the recipe!!!

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