Sharon's chocolate crusting buttercream icing

By barbsjustagirl

Sharon Zambito's chocolate icing!

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups butter
• 2.5 cups shortening
• Splash of vanilla (1 TBSP)
• Dump in cocoa and mix all of the above till very dark brown (I do not measure it)
• 5 pounds powdered sugar streamed in
• Coffee creamer liquid (as shown in DVD) in amount needed (11-12 TBSP to start with)

Preparation

Step 1

Mix butter, shortening, vanilla and cocoa til well blended.
Add powdered sugar and creamer and then mix on speed 6 for 5-7 minutes. This will make it very creamy!

Good at room temp for several days to weeks. Fridge or freeze also.