SPECIAL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Special Buttercream Frosting image

This recipe makes an ideal buttercream for frosting cakes and decorating them with borders.

Provided by Rick Mazzuca

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream

Time 30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Ingredients

2 cups shortening
8 cups confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract
6 fluid ounces heavy cream

Steps:

Cream shortening until fluffy. Add confectioner's sugar and continue creaming until well blended.
Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream blend on low speed until moistened. Add additional whipping cream if necessary (up to 2 ounces). Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 221.7 calories, Carbohydrate 26.7 g, Cholesterol 6.8 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 34.5 mg, Sugar 26.1 g