The Best Pre-made Buttercream Frostings and How to Make Them Even Better

Buttercream. Sweet, fluffy, decadent goodness. It is irresistible and very simple to make but sometimes there just is no time or we do not have the ingredients at hand, so we resort to store-bought frosting.  Without further ado, here are the best pre-made buttercream frosting brands you can find and how to get the best out of them. best store bought frosting

This is one of our favorites! It does not taste like oil or plastic (yuk!). It was actually creamy and very rich. It reminded us of our own homemade buttercream – and that is a HIGH compliment! 

BEST STORE BOUGHT FROSTING: DUNCAN HINES CREAMY HOMESTYLE

The baking giant is mass-marketed everywhere and its frosting is great too, in our opinion. Of course, it is a bit overpowering in its sweetness but its texture was the best! It seemed as though it was a marshmallow spread, bouncy and fluffy.

BEST STORE BOUGHT FROSTING: BETTY CROCKER RICH AND CREAMY FROSTING

We found that Pillsbury’s frosting had a chemical, almost plasticky aftertaste that we did not appreciate. Regarding its vanilla varieties, apparently, there is a lot of shortening in it, almost as if it was straight up Crisco with three times the amount of sugar we would add to our homemade buttercream.

BEST STORE BOUGHT FROSTING: PILLSBURY

Does not matter which brand you buy, it is still not going to compare to homemade, but we have some amazing tips you can put to good use! They are quick and easy and nobody will notice that you did not make it yourself!

HOW TO MAKE CANNED FROSTING TASTE HOMEMADE

Whipping it will incorporate air. This will make it light and fluffy. Why use regular frosting instead of the “whipped” kind? It is hard to make a canned product maintain air bubbles and still be shelf-stable, so whipping it yourself is a foolproof way of getting that whipped texture.

HOW TO IMPROVE THE TEXTURE

One of them is by whipping it, increasing its volume, as we described before. Another way to increase the total amount of frosting is to add 8 ounces of cream cheese per regular can of frosting. This will dilute the sugar and add richness to the product. You can also try adding a pinch of salt and/or a teaspoon of fruit juice. We really love adding some lemon juice to frosting ourselves, it gives it a kick!

HOW TO CUT DOWN THE SWEETNESS

Remember you can always change the color of the frosting by adding some food coloring. This will let you use it as pipable decoration on cupcakes, for example, or to create a design over a cake!

The Best Pre-made Buttercream Frostings and How to Make Them Even Better