Wilton Buttercream Icing

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 teaspoon wilton clear vanilla extract
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approx. 1 lb.)
• 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons water
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder, for baking or 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares, melted

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and shortening with mixer.
• 2 add vanilla.
• 3 gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating on medium speed.
• 4 scrape sides and bottom of bowl often.
• 5 when all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. add milk or water and beat at medium speed until ready to use.
• 6 refridgerate leftover icing in an airtight container.
• 7 rewhip before using.
• 8 *****for chocolate icing.
• 9 add cocoa powder or melted chocolate when adding the sugar.