Best Ever Buttercream Frosting

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This frosting reminds me of the kind you get on bakery sheet cakes. It’s delicious, easy to pipe, and easy to spread.

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1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter flavor Crisco
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup milk

In a large bowl, cream butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Add salt, vanilla, confectioners’ sugar and milk. Beat well.

Frosting Note:
The first time I made this frosting, I used regular water based food coloring and the colors came out extremely muted. Since then, I’ve used gel color and the colors have looked great.

October 11, 2005 | Filed Under Frosting

Comments

8 Responses to “Best Ever Buttercream Frosting”

    meredith on October 16th, 2006 1:23 pm

    instead of using 1/2 crisco and 1/2 butter, can you just use all butter? what does the crisco do- is it to make it healthier?
    thanks!
    meredith…

    Renee on July 28th, 2007 12:29 pm

    Yes - this is the best buttercream frosting ever! It’s just what I’ve been looking for! And your pink and purple cakes are sooo cute!

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    DC on March 17th, 2008 9:25 am

    Can you make this into a chocolate frosting by adding cocoa powder? Or is that just a really dumb idea?

    Hilary on March 17th, 2008 1:10 pm

    DC, I believe you can. In fact, I think I remember people talking about that on All Recipes.

    San Antonio on April 11th, 2008 3:15 pm

    Will the butter and butter flavored Crisco make the frosting look yellowish/ivory when it’s ready? What if I want a white buttercream frosting?

    Jam on June 20th, 2008 6:26 pm

    if you want white buttercream do not use the butter flavored crisco. It will make the icing a yellowish color. If you want white icing, use white crisco only

    Tammy on July 17th, 2008 4:38 am

    I have been told that you can also use clear vanilla extract and clear imitation butter flavoring to add to the whiteness of the cake… have not yet tried that… but have it from good source (: