Basic Butter Cream Icing Recipe

This is my all time favorite butter cream icing. Even people that don't prefer butter cream enjoy this recipe. It is not sickly sweet like most other recipes.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 # Butter, room temperature
• 1/2 # Shortening (I use Sweetex, a high-ratio shortening; but regular crisco will work fine)
• 1 bag Powdered Sugar
• 1 t Vanilla
• 5-7 T Whipping Cream

What To Do:

Put the butter, shortening, and vanilla into the mixer and beat until smooth.

 Add the bag of powdered sugar and mix slowly at first so it doesn't go everywhere.

When it's mixed up; it will be very thick.

Add the whipping cream till it gets to your desired consistency.

Simple as that!! Now it's ready to use on cupcakes!