Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1½ cups (3 sticks or 340g) unsalted butter, (room temperature)
  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, (room temperature)
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 4 cups (500g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup (2 sticks or 226g) unsalted butter, (room temperature)
  • 4 cups (454g) confectioners' sugar, (sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 1-3 tablespoons whole milk, (as needed)
  • red gel food coloring, (as much as needed for desired color)
  • *If you are not using gel food color, you may want to add peppermint extract to cover the bitterness of red food coloring.

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