Apple Cider Buttercream

This is the only frosting recipe I need for the fall months.

I love trying to cook and bake with seasonal ingredients. Right now (at least in Georgia) you can’t get more seasonal than apples. Our family has easily developed a “5 apples a day” household habit. You’re also guaranteed to find some local apple cider in our fridge during autumn. At first, Wyatt wasn’t so sure about cider. I had to really talk him into trying that first jug this year. He finally relented to taking one sip, and followed it up by saying “It’s dusty, but you were right… I like it!”

It’s the perfect accompaniment to any fall flavored cake. Think of any cake you might make for Thanksgiving: applesauce, sweet potato, pumpkin, caramel apple, golden butter… Apple Cider Buttercream would be the ideal topping.

It comes together in a snap… butter, sugar and cider get creamed into the perfect storm of sweetness. If you’ve got a mixer, then you’ve got no excuse for not making this deliciousness!

Apple Cider Buttercream Recipe

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Meal type	Dessert
Misc	Child Friendly, Pre-preparable

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons apple cider

Directions

Step 1

It all begins with one creamy and dreamy stick of softened butter.

Step 2

Beat the heck out of it for as long as it takes to get it fluffy.

Step 3

My estimate would be a couple of minutes. Next, dump in about half of the powdered sugar, and beat on medium low.

Step 4

Scrape down the sides and add in the rest of the sugar. Beat on medium low... again. Scrape down the bowl... again.

Step 5

You should end up with buttery little sugar pearls like these. Believe it or not... all you need now, to turn these buttery balls into a luscious buttercream, is just 4Tbs. of apple cider!

Step 6

Add in the apple cider, and beat on medium until you end up with a velvety frosting.

Step 7

The apple cider scent is absolutely intoxicating!

Step 8

I could seriously eat this on any kind of cake, and be happy!