Buttercream Icing

 Buttercream Icing

Ingredients:

3 sticks salted butter (1 1/2 C)

1 1/2 C butter flavored Crisco 

6 C confectioners sugar

2 tsp. Vanilla extract 

1-2 Tbls Cream or whole milk (to thin consistency if needed)

Directions:

1. Whip butter and shortening on medium to high in stand mixer with paddle attachment for 3 minutes. 

2. Scrape sides of bowl, add vanilla, mix until combined. 

3. Add all sugar at once, mix on low until combined about 1 minute. Then mix on high for 5 minutes

4. Add milk if you would like to thin the consistency of icing and whip for another 1-2 minutes.