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Decorator Buttercream Frosting
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Want to make your own Buddy-approved buttercream icing right at home? Here's his favorite recipe for a perfect frosting.
Yield
About 6 cups
INGREDIENTS
PREPARATION METHOD
Ingredients
7½ cups powdered sugar
2¼ cups vegetable shortening
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter
1½ tablespoons pure vanilla extract
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons cold water
7½ cups powdered sugar
2¼ cups vegetable shortening
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter
1½ tablespoons pure vanilla extract
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons cold water
- Put the sugar, shortening, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Mix at low-medium speed until the frosting is smooth, with no lumps (approximately 3 minutes). - With the motor running, add water in a thin stream.
- Continue to mix with the paddle until water is absorbed (approximately 3 minutes).
Coloring your frosting
To color your buttercream frosting, mix in food coloring with a rubber spatula until the frosting is uniformly colored.
The amount may vary, based on the brand of food coloring and how light or dark you want it to be.
Buddy recommends food-coloring gel because it is less watery and easier to work with than liquid. Start with a few drops and
add more as you mix. If you are making a dark color, like black, the cream can become loose or watery, in which case you should
mix in extra powdered sugar until the texture is as desired.