Decorator's Buttercream
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- 2-4 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Beat together shortening, butter, and vanilla.
- Add powdered sugar 2 cups at a time until all sugar is mixed in.
- Add water 1 Tbsp at a time until frosting reaches desired consistency.
Notes
To test consistency of frosting:
Scoop some up with a knife and try to shake it off. If it falls off without shaking, it's too thin and needs more powdered sugar. If it doesn't shake off on the first shake, it's too thick and needs more water.
This is actually a double recipe, and I used about 3/4 of it to frosting my cupcakes. This would be equal to between 2 and 3 cans of store-bought icing.
Scoop some up with a knife and try to shake it off. If it falls off without shaking, it's too thin and needs more powdered sugar. If it doesn't shake off on the first shake, it's too thick and needs more water.
This is actually a double recipe, and I used about 3/4 of it to frosting my cupcakes. This would be equal to between 2 and 3 cans of store-bought icing.