Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Buttercream Frosting Recipe
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Our home economists suggest keeping the recipes for this creamy frosting handy because it deliciously tops cakes as well as cookies.

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  • 80 Servings
  • Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 8 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Food coloring, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla (frosting will be thick). Add food coloring if desired. Yield: 5 cups.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 tablespoon) equals 68 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 24 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, trace protein.

Buttercream Frosting published in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2004, p78

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Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Buttercream Frosting

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Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2008 by winchel1

you can also use 1/2 margarine and 1/2 shortening if you want a pure white frosting use all shortening and wiltons clear butter flavor

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