Grandma's Buttercream Frosting recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
¼ cup water
4 teaspoons meringue powder
¼ cup milk, or more as needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cream of tartar

Nutrition Info

118.8 calories
carbohydrate: 19.1 g
cholesterol: 6.2 mg
fat: 4.9 g
fiber: : -
protein: 0.2 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 47.6 mg
sugar: 18.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl, beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.

  2. Mix water and meringue powder together in a small bowl. Beat into the frosting. Add milk, vanilla extract, salt, and cream of tartar, continue beating until light and fluffy. Add more milk if frosting is too thick.

Recipe Yield

5 cups

Recipe Note

This is my grandma's recipe for buttercream frosting. It works wonderfully for decorated cakes, and tastes great!

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