Buttercream Icing

By Foodiewife

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1.5 cups sifted icing sugar
• .5 cup whipping cream
• .5 cup boiling water

Preparation

Step 1

To make icing, cream together butter, icing sugar and whipping cream with an electric mixer until well blended.

Add boiling water, 1 teaspoon at a time, beating constantly until all water is incorporated and icing is light and fluffy.

I make this icing just before I'm going to use it. You can add a dash of vanilla if you like and sometimes I'll add a tiny pinch of salt in step one to take the sweetness down just a bit.

I hope you enjoy this icing...I always put it on a dark chocolate cake the big debate is whether the cake/icing tastes better at room temperature or out of the fridge.