Buttercream Frosting

When you need a delicious and sturdy buttercream frosting this is great for decorating cookies, cakes, etc. It pipes perfectly, I used neon pink and neon purple gel coloring to get the light magenta color.

Here is the recipe for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream

gel food coloring, optional

Directions:

1. In a medium-sized bowl cream butter, shortening, cream, and vanilla using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, add powdered sugar. Mix until well combined, add in food coloring if desired.