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Buttercream

Scalable formula

Ingredients

1× produces 168.5 g finished yield. Changing the multiplier, finished yield, or any ingredient amount scales the entire recipe.

IngredientStandard %Weight
Sugars, powdered59.35%
Butter, stick, unsalted23.74%
Shortening, vegetable, household, composite11.87%
Egg, whole, raw, fresh4.45%
Vanilla extract0.36%
Lemon juice, raw0.24%
Scaled ingredient total168.5 g

Prep Method 3

  1. 1.Using paddle attachment, cream together butter, shortening, sugar until well-blended.
  2. 2.Add liquids, blend on medium.
  3. 3.Blend in more liquid for softer buttercream.

UoM Equivalency

No recipe-level equivalencies have been defined.

Recipe Cost

24% priced
Scaled batch
$0.271
Per 100 g
$0.1609

Partial estimate; unpriced ingredients are excluded.

4 costing issues
  • Sugars, powdered: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Shortening, vegetable, household, composite: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Egg, whole, raw, fresh: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Vanilla extract: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size

Nutrition Facts

Serving size100 g

Amount per serving

Calories340

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 32g
41%
Saturated Fat 3g
16%
Cholesterol 70mg
24%
Sodium 10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate 59g
22%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 58g
Protein <1g

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving contributes to a daily diet. A 2,000 calorie diet is used for general nutrition advice.

Draft calculation · 100% mapped. Scaled batch: 578 kcal. Nutrition and allergen analysis must be professionally verified before regulatory use.

Additional details

  • Formula uses a nominal 100 g basis; review the yield before use.