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post #1 of 5

1/17/13 at 12:04pm

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Hi everyone I'm looking for a really good buttercream recipe. Something that is delicious and also light and fluffy so I can frost cupcakes with

Thanks in advance!

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1/17/13 at 2:41pm

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If you'd like to try Italian Meringue Buttercream, I suggest watching this tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxWmiHRTMz8

If you want to try Swiss Meringue Buttercream, here's another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBBoRMWcfNc

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1/17/13 at 7:36pm

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How about an ABC? 2 of everything is simple and delicious.

2 cups butter

2 cups shortening (Crisco)

2 Tablespoons flavoring (can be any you want or combination, which is highly suggested)

2 pounds powder sugar.

*Nothing else * is used in this recipe.

Cream butter & shortening well - up to 10 minutes. Add about 1/3 or the sugar; cream 10 minutes; add another 1/3 of the sugar and the flavoring; cream 10 minutes. Add remaining sugar and cream another 10 minutes.

This is a NON crusting recipe.

If you need/want it to crust, just reduce the butter OR Crisco by 1 cup OR reduce *each* by 1/2 cup.

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1/17/13 at 8:43pm