Mom Wood's Buttercream Icing

Submitted by senseicheryl

"My husband says that this is the absolute best icing in the world! Nothing even comes close..."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 5 cups
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 2 lbs confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄4 cups Crisco, in really hot weather, cut back by 1/4 cup of Crisco
• 1⁄2 cup water or 1/2 cup milk, adding as needed
• 4 teaspoons of wilton's clear vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon of wilton's meringue powder (optional)

directions

1. Beat all ingredients for 20 minutes on a regular mixer or about 7 minutes on a Kitchen Aid Mixer.
2. NOTE:.
3. To make this recipe a Chocolate Icing: 1/4 Cup less of the Crisco Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of sifted Unsweetened Dark Cocoa. Note: for the chocolate icing, you can use regular vanilla extract.