Spiced Balsamic Buttercream

A warm cinnamon and clove buttercream with a fruity One-Ingredient Lush Orchard Balsamic Finish. Made for spice cake, also good on carrot cake or between two ginger cookies.

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Servings

24

Prep Time

15 minutes

Calories

152

Author

Kelly Calton

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Ingredients

2 sticks quality unsalted butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground clove
1 batch One-Ingredient Lush Orchard Balsamic Reduction, chilled
Milk (2% or higher), a teaspoon at a time

Directions

Cream the butter in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until smooth.
Add the powdered sugar slowly, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Mix in the salt, vanilla, cinnamon and clove.
Add the chilled reduction and mix until combined.
With the mixer on low, add milk 1 tsp at a time until the frosting reaches the consistency you like.

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Oct 7, 2026dessert

Spiced Balsamic Buttercream

Name: Spiced Balsamic Buttercream
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 sticks quality unsalted butter, softened; 4 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground clove; 1 batch One-Ingredient Lush Orchard Balsamic Reduction, chilled; Milk (2% or higher), a teaspoon at a time

Cinnamon buttercream is a fall classic. This one adds a finish most frostings don't have: a reduction of Lush Orchard Fruit Balsamic, a Greek fruit balsamic that brings a bright, fruity note to the warm spice.

The recipe comes from Kelly Calton, who co-owns [Outside the Lines Painting and Crafts] with her sister. She created it to top her [blueberry balsamic spice cupcakes], and it works just as well on carrot cake, pumpkin bread or sandwiched between ginger cookies.

The only step to plan ahead is the [One-Ingredient Lush Orchard Balsamic Reduction]. Make it first and chill it, because warm syrup will melt the butter. After that, the frosting comes together in 15 minutes.

Add milk slowly. There is no set amount. A teaspoon at a time, stop when it pipes or spreads the way you want.

It's a pantry staple. It's a gift. It's an experience. Same bottle.

Written by Kristina DeRolf