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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

My Favorite Buttercream Icing Recipe

I had been on a search for the perfect buttercream frosting recipe and I finally found one from this website. It's smooth and creamy (that's what she said) and absolutely delicious!  Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

2 lb bag of Powdered Sugar
1 cup milk or water (I use whole milk)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla (I use Wilton's Clear Vanilla Extract)
2 sticks of butter
2 cups of vegetable shortening (NOT butter flavored)

Directions (with pictures)

Mix together powdered sugar, milk, salt, and vanilla using the whisk attachment on your electric mixer.


The whisk attachment is what is going to make the frosting light and fluffy.


Once the mixture becomes creamy,  add butter, one slice at a time until incorporated.  Your frosting will start to get a little bit thicker.




 The last step is to add the shortening and mix on high for about 8-10 minutes.  And you have the perfect buttercream icing!






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