No Fail Simple Buttercream

This buttercream recipe is so simple that it never has failed me. You can double and triple the recipe and it will still result in the same smooth crusting buttercream.

Ingredients

  • Simple Buttercream
  • 8 cups of powder sugar

  • 1 cup high ratio shortening or sweetex
  • 1 cup butter unsalted
  • 2 tablespoon clear vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon clear butter extract
  • 1/2 cup of milk
  • **Makes about 6 cups**

Instructions

  1. Mix shortening and butter together for 5 minutes on speed 1
    Add powder sugar 1 cup at time, continue mixing on low speed
    Add milk, vanilla and butter flavoring, continue to mix