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Best Buttercream Frosting

  • Author: Mindee
  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Cups Frosting 1x
  • Category: Cake
  • Method: Mixing
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Whether it's a cake or cookies you want a recipe that is the best! Let me show you how to make this fluffy frosting that can be any color you choose and is ready to use in 5 minutes!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1/2 cup Butter (Not Margarine) (softened)
  • 1/4 cup Shortening
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla (clear vanilla if you want white frosting)
  • 3 Tbs. Milk
  • 4 cups Powdered Sugar
  • Gel Food Coloring

Instructions

  1. Beat the butter, shortening, salt and vanilla together in a mixing bowl.
  2. Beat in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well after each cup. 
  3. Add the 3 TBS milk. 
  4. Beat until light and fluffy. 
  5. Stir in food coloring. 
  6. Frost your cookies, cakes or whatever else you want!

Notes

  • Freezes well.
  • Don't substitute margarine for the butter.

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