This is not an exact recipe, start with these ingredients and add more confectioners sugar and milk if needed to make a little more for decorating, etc...the basic recipe will frost two 8 or 9 inch layer cakes)
1/3 cup butter (5 tablespoons)
1/3 cup crisco (5 tablespoons)
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla
5 cups confectioners sugar (there are 4 cups in a pound)
3/4 to 1 cup of cocoa if chocolate frosting is desired
• Cream butter and crisco with electric mixer until light and fluffy
• Add 2 cups confectioners sugar, 1/8 cup of milk, the salt and vanilla and continue to mix
• Add the rest of the milk and confectioners sugar and mix well, adjust as needed to get spreading consistency with a little more milk if too stiff or more sugar if too soft, the frosting should hold peaks when you run a knife through it
• Add the cocoa if chocolate frosting is desired and possibly more milk to get the right consistency
Should be labeled "healthy!" We'll post a recipe this weekend (maybe Besnik will post one of his tasty squash recipes!).
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it! Waiting for a healthy recipe from Helen and Brady too... and one from Uncle Joey... speaking of healthy, should we expect a marshmallow recipe from Teta Annie soon?!
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