Opperation Wedding Cake: The Vanilla Buttercream Icing For The Cupcakes | Recipe

When you make cupcakes with plans to do fancy pipping on it, you need a good buttercream recipe to go with it!
This recipe is just a simple vanilla buttercream which is also by Marg(CaymanDesigns) that is found on Food.com.


The only complaint with this recipe is that it's a little sweet, but you can add a little bit of fine salt to cut the sweetness.
As far as pipping goes, this recipe worked great. I made it on a day where it was a bit humid and decently hot and the icing held up just fine and didn't get hard or anything.

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Ingredients:
Yields: 3 1/2c

• ¹⁄₂ cup shortening
• ¹⁄₂ cup real butter
• 1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons clear vanilla extract
• 1 dash salt (optional)
• 5 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk

Directions:

1. Cream butter and shortening then add vanilla.
2. Add sugar a cup at a time beating on medium speed.
3. Add milk 1 Tbls. at a time and beat on high until completely blended.
4. TIP: To cut the sweetness I usually sprinkle some salt in the vanilla (so it will dissolve) before proceeding with recipe as instructed.