DAY 75 RECIPE: VANILLA BUTTERCREAM ICING

So as promised, here is the buttercream icing used with the WICKEDLY AWESOME VANILLA CUPCAKES. I use this recipe all the time and have used it for countless years. It is wonderful and easy to make. Add a few drops of liquid food colouring or paste food colouring as desired. I have tried it in every colour of the rainbow and then some! Always lovely. If you want pure white, you can omit the butter and replace it with shortenening and some clear coloured "butter flavouring" available at most cake shops (I find it at "Micheals Craft Store". )
ENJOY!
DAY 75 RECIPE:
VANILLA BUTTERCREAM ICING



INGREDIENTS:
½ Cup Butter, or margarine
½ Cup Shortening
4 Cups Icing Sugar
1 Tsp Vanilla
2 Tbsp (approx) Milk

DIRECTIONS:
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening. Add icing sugar, a little at a time, beating between each addition. At this point it should look crumbly.
Add vanilla and 2 tbsp of milk, continue to beat until light and fluffy.
*some people may like their icing a little less stiff, in which case, just add a little more milk. A little more milk helps make the use of a piping bag a little easier.