A creamy and velvety strawberry frosting you will want to put on everything! Learn the tricks to get the most amazing strawberry buttercream that bursts with flavor and a gorgeous natural pink color.
Storing: Store your strawberry buttercream frosting in an airtight container. If you’re using your frosting within 24 hours, you can keep it at room temperature. Otherwise, it’s best to refrigerate it until you’re ready to use it. Bring to room temperature and rewhip before using.
Why you’ll love it
Besides vanilla frosting, strawberry frosting is probably the American buttercream flavor that I make the most often. I love the bright , fresh strawberry flavor, and it pairs so well with pretty much every other flavor there is.
Ive been adding strawberry in some form to a lot of my cakes at home. Its a tradition for us. One way that I like to do that is by putting strawberry in the frosting like these chocolate chip cupcakes and butter cake with strawberry mint buttercream.
Ive made my frosting using a number of methods, and they all have their place in the world. I will and still recommend using each method in different situations, but this particular recipe I am sharing with you today is my absolute favorite recipe. It gives you the best strawberry flavor without having to fuss around too much with the recipe. There is absolutely no artificial flavors in this method which makes it even better!
Tips and tricks for perfect frosting
Making this frosting is very simple, but if you ever have any issues, these tips can help you troubleshoot and fix them in moment.
Does Buttercream Need To Be Refrigerated?
FAQ
Does strawberry buttercream frosting need to be refrigerated?
Does frosting go bad if not refrigerated?
What frosting can be left at room temperature?
Should I keep my frosting in the fridge?
How long can you keep Strawberry frosting at room temperature?
Add additional strawberry reduction/milk or cream until your frosting is the right consistency. Use your frosting on cakes, cupcakes, etc. Frosting can be left at room temperature for 1-2 days, but if you aren’t using it right away, I recommend refrigerating it for up to a week or freezing it for about a month.
How long can you store raspberries in the fridge?
Raspberries have a short shelf-life and typically last in the fridge for up to 5 days but can start to go bad in a couple of days. The first step is to choose raspberries at the store that don’t have any leaky, discoloured, or mushy fruit. Store raspberries unwashed in the fridge in their original container. Freezing berries, or purchasing already frozen berries, is the best way to keep raspberries for a long time. When frozen properly, berries will retain their flavour for up to 1 year.
Can you use freeze dried strawberries in frosting?
If you prefer a thinner frosting (which is often ok for cupcakes and sheet cakes, but less ideal for layer cakes), you can add a little more. If you’re doing to use the freeze dried strawberries, you’ll pop them into your food processor and grind them into a powder, then simply add the powder to the frosting.
Do you need fresh strawberries to make strawberry frosting?
Strawberries. For today’s recipe you will only need one or the other: freeze dried strawberries or fresh strawberries (or frozen, quartered strawberries, which we will treat exactly the same as we would fresh berries). I detail the differences in the frostings made with either further on in the post, but you really can’t go wrong either way.