Buttercream Frosting

By brownbox

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter
• 2 C. crisco
• 2 tsp. butter flavor
• 2 tsp. clear vanilla extract
• 2 lbs. powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbs. meringue powder
• water as necessary

Preparation

Step 1

In mixer, blend butter crisco and salt together to incorporate, about 5 minutes on low.
Add extracts, mix well together. Add about 1 lb. sugar and meringue powder and mix.
Add 1/2 C. powdered sugar at a time and mix until you get the consinstency you want. Add a little milk, a teaspoon at a time if necessary to thin the frosting. Blend well on low for several minutes.