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The Secret to Bright White Buttercream Might Already Be in Your Pantry

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By Lindsay Parrill

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Published on Dec. 02, 2025 Save Saved Saving

Butter and vanilla naturally tint frosting yellow, which can make winter-white buttercream surprisingly tricky. A simple pantry staple can instantly brighten it.

When holiday baking season is in full swing, every baker I know becomes part-artist, part-alchemist. Many of us chase that perfectly smooth, snowy-white frosting for Christmas cookies , gingerbread houses and holiday cakes , only to remember that classic buttercream frosting naturally leans yellow.

Some of that yellow tint is just butter doing wha

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