Extra Special Buttercream Icing

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What makes Extra-Special Buttercream Icing so special? Real whipping cream! It adds an incredible fluffiness atop cakes and cupcakes.

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• Source: Cupcake Fun
• 2 cups solid vegetable shortening
• 8 cups (2 lbs.) confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract or your favorite flavoring
• 6-8 ounces whipping cream
• Makes: About 7 1/2 cups.

Preparation

Step 1

instructions
Cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar and continue creaming until well-blended. Add salt, flavoring and whipping cream; blend on low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed until icing is fluffy.

Extra-Special Buttercream icing needs to be refrigerated, both after it is made and when it is placed on a cupcake. It will keep 3-5 days in the refrigerator.

*You may substitute 1 cup butter or margarine plus 1 cup solid vegetable shortening to achieve a more buttery taste.