Orange Raspberry Buttercream Frosting
This is my classic buttercream frosting with a twist, orange zest and raspberries. The flavors combine to make this the perfect sweet, tangy frosting perfect for sugar cookies, cake, or as a filling!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 3 – 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- Fresh Raspberries 5-7
Instructions
- Mix room temperature butter until a whipped consistency. Slowly add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix to combine.
- Add in salt, vanilla, and heavy cream. Slowly mix in remaining powdered sugar.
- Once all sugar is combined, add in orange zest.
- If you’d like to make ombre cookies like I did, add in 2 -3 raspberries and mix thoroughly, once you’ve frosted all of your light-colored cookies add in 2 -3 more raspberries into remaining frosting and combine. Frosting should slightly darken. For the third color, add in a small amount of food grade pink dye. Any more raspberries and it will change the consistency of your frosting and it will look grainy.