Orange Buttercream

Try this on a delicious orangeberry cake or you can’t beat spreading it across a simple chocolate cake for the amazing combination of chocolate and orange. Swipe it on sugar cookies or shortbread. The possibilities are endless, but I do recommend finishing this fantastic buttercream off with a sprinkle of orange zest.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 5 tablespoons orange juice
• 3-4 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest

1. Beat butter with a mixer until soft and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar, vanilla, and zest. Beat until well combined.
2. Add orange juice and beat until desired consistency is reached. For thicker buttercream, add more confectioners sugar, for thinner buttercream add more orange juice.

Here's a closeup of the buttercream on a recent cake, you can see the flecks of orange zest ready to make every bite delicious.