Basic Butter Frosting Shopping List:
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups confectioners sugar
1 ½ tablespoons milk or cream
Basic Butter Frosting Preparation Instructions:
1. Cream butter with vanilla extract. Add confectioners sugar gradually, beating thoroughly after each addition.
2. Stir in milk and beat until frosting is of spreading consistency.
Basic Butter Frosting Recipe: ABOUT 2 CUPS
Lemon Butter Frosting: Follow recipe for Basic Butter Frosting. Substitute lemon juice for milk and add l ½ teaspoons grated lemon peel. If desired, add a few drops yellow food coloring.
Orange Butter Frosting: Follow recipe for Basic Butter Frosting. Substitute 1 ½ teaspoons grated orange peel for the vanilla extract and l ½ to 2 ½ tablespoons orange juice for the milk. If a deeper orange color is desired, mix 4 drops red food coloring and 3 drops yellow food coloring with orange juice.
Basic Butter Frosting