Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Buttercream Frosting

I made this with my chocolate peppermint cupcakes. This recipe is from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World and is delicious

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 18 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup shortening
• 1⁄4 cup soy margarine
• 1⁄2 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 2  cups icing sugar, sifted
• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 3  tablespoons soya milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  peppermint extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Directions

1. Cream together margarine and shortening until well combined. Add cocoa powder and mix well.
2. Add the icing sugar about half a cup at a time and beat well each time adding a little splash of soy milk when all ingredients have been mixed . Beat in the essences for about 3 minutes with a hand held mixer until light and fluffy. Cover with cling film and refrigerate until needed. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes and decorate with sprinkles.