this recipe was great! since i needed to cover 1 half-sheet, 1 quarter sheet, a 1 baby cake and make roses i changed the recipe to yield enough for 75 people. i started out with 2 cups pre-creamed shortening, 2cups unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon of vanilla,6 ox cream and by the time i added my second bag of sugar( 32oz each or 8cups) it was way too sweet! so i pulled out my cornstarch and began adding 1 tablespoon of shortening and 1 tablespoon of butter until it was just right. this was a very easy buttercream. it had to be easy since i was working with the bare essentials= a hand mixer, a bucket, a plastic serving knife and a scraper. *** side note pre-creamed shortening makes the frosting a little softer. thank you rick and everyone else who added their two cents!

Reviewed On: Nov. 1, 2009