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my favorite butter cream frosting recipes

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Cecelia Anderson
@ceander
Cleveland, OH

These are three of my favorite butter cream frosting recipes. All three of these recipes are tried and true. The first recipe is for a Wilton Butter Cream icing using both shortening and butter. The second recipe is a recipe I have used for many, many years, right off of the Domino Confectioners Sugar box, and lastly a recipe taken from a Wilton Cake Decorating Class I took a few years back.

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Ingredients For my favorite butter cream frosting recipes

  • 1/2 c
    solid vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 5 c
    sifted confectioner's sugar (there are 4 cups in a pound)
  • 3 Tbsp
    milk
  • DOMINO'S SUGAR BUTTER CREAM FROSTING
  • 1 lb
    pkg. domino confectioners sugar
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 3-4 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • WILTON PROFESSIONAL BUTTERCREAM ICING
  • 1 c
    solid white vegetable shortening
  • 1 tsp
    wilton flavor (vanilla, almond or butter)
  • 2 Tbsp
    milk or water
  • 1 lb
    pure cane confectioners sugar (approximately 4 cups)
  • 1 Tbsp
    wilton meringue powder
  • 1 pinch
    salt (optional)

How To Make my favorite butter cream frosting recipes

  • 1
    Wilton Buttercream icing: In a large mixing bowl: cream butter and shortening with electric mixer.
  • 2
    Add vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.
  • 3
    Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all the sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at high speed until light and fluffy.
  • 4
    Keep icing covered with a damp cloth until you are ready to decorate.
  • 5
    Domino Sugar Butter Cream Frosting: Combine in a large bowl, with mixer at low speed, confectioner's sugar, butter, milk and vanilla.
  • 6
    Beat at medium speed 1-2 minutes until creamy. If desired, add more milk until frosting is spreading consistency. Makes enough to fill and frost 2-layer cake, 13x9x2-inch sheet cake or 24 cupcakes.
  • 7
    Professional Butter Cream Frosting: Cream shortening, flavoring and water. Add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all ingredients have been thoroughly mixed together.
  • 8
    Blend an additional minute or so, until creamy. Chocolate Buttercream Variation: Add 3/4 cup cocoa or three 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares, melted and additional 1 to 2 tablespoons water to recipe. Mix until well blended.
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