# American Buttercream

This is a really easy recipe to make your own frosting, and it's easy to customize to make different flavors.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup shortening
- 1 stick soft butter (salted)
- 1 stick soft butter (unsalted)
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla

## Instructions

1. Add one cup of shortening and two sticks of soft butter (one salted and one unsalted) to a mixing bowl.
2. Cream the shortening and butter together for a couple of minutes.
3. Slowly add in two pounds of powdered sugar.
4. Add four tablespoons of milk.
5. Add one tablespoon of vanilla.
6. Cream all ingredients together.
7. Use the buttercream to frost cakes, cupcakes, or cookie cakes.

## Equipment

- mixer
- mixing bowl
- spatula
- measuring cup
- measuring spoon
- cake stand
- offset spatula

## Tips

- If you want a thinner consistency, you can add more milk.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdXCS2kq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d27c1f26-dbd2-4b63-a177-f359eba1a853
- Extracted: 2025-08-23

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