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Yield:: enough to frost a 9-inch 2 layer cake

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 8 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a double boiler over hot water melt the butter. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes. In an electric standing mixer add butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat until mixture resembles chalky beads. Add the vanilla and the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it is a spreadable consistency. Beat again until fluffy -- adding more milk if necessary.

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Name: Vanilla Buttercream
Yield: enough to frost a 9-inch 2 layer cake
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 to 8 tablespoons milk