Butter Cream Icing

Butter Icing

Decorate a cake with butter cream icing tasty and make any design we like.

This butter icing recipe is creamy and buttery and spread or pipes a beautiful flowers any designs decorating for the birthday or any occasion cakes.

 Ingredients:

• 1 lb (4 cups) confectioners sugar (icing sugar)
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1tbsp almond extract or vanilla extract
• 2 tbs Milk or Water
• salt as needed

Method

1. In a large mixing bowl with stand mixture, using the whisk attachment, on a medium speed, add butter and shortening beat (about 3-4 minutes) until light and fluffy. 
2. Add milk or water and beat for 4 minutes or until butter mixture comes creamy.
3. Beat at slow, add sugar one cup at a time, and mix well until all combined.
4. Using a rubber spatula, scrape the mixture, and beat until creamy.
5. Cover with cling wrap or keep it in an airtight container.
6. You can be stored in a refrigerator for two weeks. When using next time re-whip you before  using.
   
7. If the icing is too stiff, gradually add every cup of icing 1 or 2 tsp of water or milk into it.
8. If the icing is thin, add some icing sugar to make it stiff.