wilton's chocolate buttercream icing

Name: Wilton's Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) solid vegetable shortening; 1/2 cup(s) (1 stick ) butter or margarine softenes; 3/4 cup(s) cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon(s) clear vanilla extract; 4 cup(s) powdered sugar (1 lb) sifted; 3-4 tablespoon(s) milk, whole

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Gail LaVasseur

Jackson, MI

Updated on Sep 20, 2010

I got this from Wilton's website.

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prep time 20 Min

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yield 3 cups of icing

Ingredients

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup (1 stick ) butter or margarine softenes
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar (1 lb) sifted
3-4 tablespoons milk, whole

How To Make wilton's chocolate buttercream icing

Step 1

Stiff consistency In large bowl cream shortening and butter with mixer.

Step 2

Add cocoa and vanilla.
Step 3

Gradually add sugar one cup at a time. beating well on med speed.Scrape sides amd bottom of bowl often
Step 4

When sugar is all in icing will appear dry add milk beat on med speed until light and fluffy
Step 5

Keep bowl covered with damp cloth until ready to use.
Step 6

For beat results keep icing bowl in fridge when not in use.
Step 7

Refrifgerate up to two weeks in air tight container. Rewhip before using.
Step 8

Chocolate Mocha Icing- Substitute cold brewed stronge coffee for milkin Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Step 9

Dark Chocolate Icing- Add an additional 1/4 cup coca and 1 more Tbsp milk to Choloate Butercream Icing
Step 10

For thin (spreading ) Consistency Add 3-4 Tbsp corn syrup, water or milk.
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