Vanilla Butter Frosting
- MAKES
- 2 cups
We fashioned this Vanilla Butter Frosting recipe after a frosting we found topping cupcakes at a school bake sale. The rich buttery taste says this is certainly homemade and ready for topping almost anything.
What You'll Need
- 3 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
What to Do
- In a large bowl, with an electric beater on medium-low speed, beat all the ingredients for 3 to 4 minutes, or until creamy. Use immediately, or cover and chill until ready to use. Bring to room temperature before using.
Notes
This homemade frosting recipe is perfect for frosting our Old-Fashioned Pound Cake, or most plain cakes baked in a 9" x 13" pan. You'll see how easily this frosting takes a cake from ordinary to extraordinary!
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23psalm139 7767189
Mar 05, 2017
I'm going to make this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it looks so good yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! == !!!!!
Moppel
Dec 15, 2015
I did not care for this. I have never made frosting with shortening before, and I don't think I ever will again. The frosting spread nicely, and I used some of it to mix with food coloring and write on the cake, it worked perfectly for that. I used butter flavored Crisco, and the frosting tasted an awful lot like shortening. My kids didn't like it either. It's great for looks, but not for taste. The shortening flavor is too overwhelming.
september
Jan 23, 2016
If you a little more vanilla to the mix it helps with the butter taste, and it doesn't mess with the consistency. That's what I had to do.
Member 1746489
Dec 04, 2015
I just made this for my brothers birthday cake and I think it came out perfectly! I added some maple flavoring and I only put in 1 tablespoon of milk and it still had the structure I was hoping for. Very thick and fluffy, I will definitely be making this recipe again!
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