Ingredients
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- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 8 cups (approx. 2 lbs) powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- place softened butter in mixer and beat to ensure it is very smooth and soft. add 4 cups of powdered sugar along with the milk and vanilla. beat together until smooth and creamy. add the remaining sugar 1/2 to 1 cup at a time until it is of a good spreading/piping consistency. (you may not need to use the full amount of powdered sugar.) mix well.
- spread or pipe onto your favorite cake or cupcakes! enjoy!
- if you’d like to make it colorful, add a few drops of food coloring, or a small amount of food coloring paste towards the end of the process.
- this recipe makes enough icing for approx. 24 cupcakes or a double-layer cake – depending on how much or how little you like to put on your cakes!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Category: dessert