Buttercream Icing Recipe

This is my favorite buttercream icing! The taste is incredible, and it is perfect to decorate with. I use this on every kind of cake from birthday cakes to wedding cakes. Try it once and you will never use anything else.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe

• 1 Cup butter
  
• 1 Cup solid shortening (crisco)
  
• 2 lbs powdered sugar
  
• 4-6 Tablespoons milk
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavor
  
• 1/4 teaspoon almond or 1/4 teaspoon lemon flavor

Directions:

• Cream butter and shortening, add milk and flavorings. Beat well. Add powdered sugar a little at a time until well blended.
  
  
• Your icing may be a little thick. If it is, just add a Tablespoon of milk at a time until you get a good, spreadable consistency. If the icing is too thin, add a little powdered sugar to help thicken it up.
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Try a butter free icing with this decorator's icing recipe.

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