I did it your way today and for the first time, this turned out perfect!!!  Seriously!  It was PERFECT!!  It was like spreading silk on my cake!  Thanks for the accurate measurements!!!!!

Thank you for sharing your recipe. Because I will not use all of the butter cream all at once, can I freeze it and still have it work the same?

I tried the recipe for the first time yesterday in my 5qt Kenmore mixer. WOW!!!! I LOVE IT. Although, I did make a big mess in my kitchen LOL, it was great. It was my first time trying Creme Bouquet and I  really enjoy the citrus flavor of it. Thank you Sharon :)

Thank you!!! This recipe worked for me.

I was giving up on this type of buttercream, as it was grainy and full of air, and too "slick".  All of my local stores only carry "no transfat" shortening now, and I know the change in my icing came with that.

Today I tried for the first time with Hi Ratio Shortening.  I have a beautiful batch of tasty icing!  Thank goodness!

 I'm working on a cake for a friend, and she wants "normal vanilla buttercream" icing, and didn't want to try SMBC.  (I did throw in half a stick of butter for some of the shortening, so it really is buttercream!)