Basic Frosting

5 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 12 cup shortening (Crisco recommended)
  • 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine (butter tastes better)
  • 1 12 teaspoons vanilla (real vanilla is best)
  • 5 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and Shortening Add Vanilla Using a mixer, beat at Medium speed.
  2. 2
    Slowly sift in Confectioners sugar Keeping mixer at Medium speed or below.
  3. 3
    Once sugar is completely mixed in, add Milk.
  4. 4
    Mix at High speed until light and fluffy Cover with a damp cloth until ready to use.

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