american butter cream icing

How To Make american butter cream icing

• 1

  Let butter soften to room temp but not TO soft
• 2

  add butter to Crisco in bowl. And cream together on low speed
• 3

  Once well mixed. Add sifted powder sugar a cup at a time on low speed.
• 4

  Add vanilla mix on low speed and then Slowly add 1 tbsp of milk or cream at a time on med speed ..at 3 tbsp stop... and whip on high for a couple minutes until smooth If it is to thick at whipping stage slowly drizzle last table spoon of milk until it has loosened up a little.
• 5

  If adding cocoa powder add before final whipping on slow speed once Incorporated kick back on to high speed and finish whipping. Do not over whip so as not to cause separation of butter.
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