GRANDMA'S BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Grandma's Buttercream Frosting image

This is my grandma's recipe for buttercream frosting. It works wonderfully for decorated cakes, and tastes great!

Provided by larkspur

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream

Time 10m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
¼ cup water
4 teaspoons meringue powder
¼ cup milk, or more as needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cream of tartar

Steps:

Place butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
Mix water and meringue powder together in a small bowl. Beat into the frosting. Add milk, vanilla extract, salt, and cream of tartar; continue beating until light and fluffy. Add more milk if frosting is too thick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118.8 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 6.2 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 47.6 mg, Sugar 18.5 g