Recipe courtesy of Colette Peters
Basic Buttercream Icing
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 cups
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 394
- Total Fat
- 4
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 91
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 88
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 1
- Sodium
- 95
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter or margarine, room temperature (use vegetable shortening when pure white icing is needed)
1/2 cup milk, room temperature
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla or other desired flavoring
2 pounds confectioners' sugar
Directions
- Combine all the ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix at slow speed until smooth. If stiffer icing is needed, or if the weather is very warm, add a little extra sugar. This recipe is enough to cover and fill a 9- by 13-inch sheet cake or two 9-inch layers.