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Basic Butter Cream Frosting

A classic, fluffy buttercream frosting made with vegetable shortening, butter, powdered sugar, cream or milk, vanilla, and salt, beaten until smooth and fluffy.

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  1. Put both into Measure the shortening a largemixing and butter. bowl.
  2. Beat on Addthe medium speed powdered sugar slowly. until creamed.
  3. Pour in the Addthe vanilla heavy cream or milk. and salt.
  4. Mix on low Beat onhigh until well until fluffy; add more creamif combined. needed.
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