Buttercream Icing
Desserts Frostings and Icings Buttercream
An easy to make egg-free frosting that works great for decorating cookies for holidays, birthdays and parties. When you need to add coloring to icing, use color paste. If you use liquid coloring, you may need to add more confectioner's sugar.
Servings per recipe: 20
Calories per serving: 181
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 15m
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
Directions:
- 1 In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and vanilla. Blend in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk, and continue mixing until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered until ready to decorate.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 9.8g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 4mg | |
| Total Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | |
| Protein | 0.1g | |
| Sugars | 24g | |
| Vitamin A | 145IU | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | |
| Calcium | 3mg | |
| Iron | 0mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 0mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 0mg | |
| Folate | 0mcg |
