How Much Buttercream?

jenny_islander · 06-09-2016, 06:42 PM

I have a recipe that uses 6 tablespoons homemade strawberry puree, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar to 1/2 pound butter. Will this fill and frost a 3-layer cake made in 9-inch pans, or do I need to make more?

marbles · 06-09-2016, 07:12 PM

My recipe uses 3 cups powdered sugar and it covers 18 cupcakes or one two layer cake. I would have to double to cover and fill a three layer I think, though I would have extra then. Maybe 1.5? Or double it and eat the rest!

ViolaMum · 06-09-2016, 07:24 PM

You'll need about 4 cups of frosting to fill and frost a 3-layer cake. I think you're going to have to double your recipe.

RealLifeMama · 06-09-2016, 08:30 PM

You need to double it for sure.
That sounds yummy!

06-09-2016, 06:42 PM	#1
jenny_islander Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,362	How Much Buttercream? I have a recipe that uses 6 tablespoons homemade strawberry puree, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar to 1/2 pound butter. Will this fill and frost a 3-layer cake made in 9-inch pans, or do I need to make more? __________________ Wife to John, December 18, 1999 ~ Mother to Sophia, March 13, 2004 ~ Mother to Eva, June 10, 2006 ~ Mother to Matthew, December 21, 2009 ~ Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will lift me up.

06-09-2016, 07:12 PM	#2
marbles Rose Garden Our Family Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,027	Re: How Much Buttercream? My recipe uses 3 cups powdered sugar and it covers 18 cupcakes or one two layer cake. I would have to double to cover and fill a three layer I think, though I would have extra then. Maybe 1.5? Or double it and eat the rest! __________________ Mary K wife to Daniel for 15 years mom to 12 year old the Girl and 10 year old the Boy and 7 year old Tiny Almost always posting from my phone.

06-09-2016, 07:24 PM	#3
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,483	Re: How Much Buttercream? You'll need about 4 cups of frosting to fill and frost a 3-layer cake. I think you're going to have to double your recipe. __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

06-09-2016, 08:30 PM	#4
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,230	Re: How Much Buttercream? You need to double it for sure. That sounds yummy! __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

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