Basic Buttercream Icing

Name: Basic Buttercream Icing
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter or margarine, room temperature (use vegetable shortening when pure white icing is needed); 1/2 cup milk, room temperature; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla or other desired flavoring; 2 pounds confectioners' sugar

5 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter or margarine, room temperature (use vegetable shortening when pure white icing is needed)
1/2 cup milk, room temperature
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla or other desired flavoring
2 pounds confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

Combine all the ingredients in large mixing bowl and mix at slow speed until smooth.
2

If stiffer icing is needed, or if the weather is very warm, add a little extra sugar.
3

This recipe is enough to cover and fill a 9 by 13-inch sheet cake or 2 (9-inch) layers.