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Buddy Valastro's Buttercream Frosting

Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 7-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2-1/4 cups vegetable shortening
  • 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, or ¾ stick
  • 1-1/2 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp. cold water

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine sugar, shortening, butter, and vanilla and mix at low-medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes.
  • With the machine on, slowly add the water in a thin stream and continue to mix until absorbed about 3 minutes.
  • Refrigerate the buttercream in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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