Categories: Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, very soft
- 8 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
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Place the butter in a large mixing bowl
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Add 4 cups of the sugar and then the milk and the vanilla extract
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Beat until smooth and creamy
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Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, until icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency (you may very well not need all of the sugar)
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If desired, add a few drops of food coloring and mix thoroughly
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Use and store icing at room temperature, as icing will set if chilled. Can store in airtight container up to 3 days.
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This yields icing for 1 two- or three-layer 9 inch cake or 24 cupcakes