Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

I whipped the butter and shortening together, then added the confectioners sugar and vanilla. After I got it combined nicely, I added whole milk by tbsp until it was the consistancy I wanted. When I tried it, it was not good. At all. And I'm being nice. I had to add another cup and a half of confectioners sugar and about four tbsp. of vanilla to get it moderately acceptable. And still, I find it greasy and over sweet. I'm upset I wasted my time and ingredients on this. Partially my fault because I didn't read the reviews first. I was in a hurry.

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tat2whttrsh aka Lambchop's Mom

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Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009

I would have given this icing 5 stars if it had a bit better flavoring, even after I added additional vanilla & almond extract. Since it contains flour, that tends to overpower everything else. I also had to double the recipe to 20 servings to frost a full 2-layer cake. Next time I will try to add better flavoring... But I definitely enjoy it, and will make it again.

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C. Cilione

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009

I add 3 more cups of the confentioneries sugar and it was reall fluffy!

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Frenchy

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Living In: Pierceland, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2008

I enjoy this recipe. Those that gave it fewer stars must be wanting something sweeter. I found this to be more like the fluffly light icing you get on a Wal-Mart cake. Although I do think it requires more sugar than the recipe states. I don't use shortening either instead all butter and that could be the reason for needing extra sugar. OH and probably extra vanilla wouldn't hurt either ;) It takes a while to take form, it's not instant so just keep mixing! It's fluffy, light and yummy ;)

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KANLAN

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2008

I actually thought this recipe was quite easy to make and tasted very good. I made it the first time and it turned out perfectly. The second time as well it turned out well. My friends and I enjoyed it and loved how it wasn't too sweet. I liked this recipe because it wasn't too sweet. If i eat sweet frosting I get a terrible headache, so I loved this recipe.

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Reviewed: May 25, 2008

This recipe is a bad variation of a very simple buttercream iciing. A better version of this would be to simply use 1 and a half sticks of butter and 2 cups of confectioners sugar. Sift the confectioners sugar into the butter while creaming it into a smooth consistency until all the sugar has been added. Then add 1 tbsp. fruit juice or milk, to even consistency. The more complicated you make simple buttercream icing, the worse it tastes!

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adrianna

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Living In: Ozone Park, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2008

This was so awesome! It tasted so great on cupcakes I made with my friends. The reason all you pessimists didn't like it was because you made it WRONG! It tastes amazing if you make it RIGHT!

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2008

Okay, I would not normally bother to rate a recipe unless it was really bad! This one tastes very greasy. I had to use 5 times the amount of powdered sugar listed just to get the frosting to a consistency that I could use. I would have just thrown the whole bowl away if I had enough powdered sugar on hand to start over. Beware!

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diana7924

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2007

might as well just butter the cupcakes..

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Dana Charlee

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Living In: Burlington, Vermont, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

I see a lot of bad reviews that say lumpy. You need to use cold butter and mix mix mix. it takes a long time but when it is finally done it really is smooth. This works best on a really rich or sweeeeet cake bacause isn't very flavorful. My family liked it and even had it at a bake sale and the buyers liked it too.

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jmouseb

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2007

This recipe was WAY greacy and lumpy. I had to triple the flour & powdered sugar to make it workable at all. (I basically just kept adding dry until it was right). It was a bit too sweet after that, but ok.

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Jenny Bauman

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Home Town: Farmington, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2007

I did not care for this recipe. I would never recommend this EVER. I had to add 2 more cups of conf. sugar and 2 tsp of vanilla extract just to make it taste decent and it was still clumpy and tasted like butter.

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2007

this is a every good recipe and is the best on homemade strawberry cake

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2007

This frosting is easy to make, but I would use 1 full cup of confectioners sugar as it isn't very sweet as is. Like the other reviewers mentioned, it was a little greasy! But! My husband does NOT like a sweet icing, so this was great for him. I added zest of a lemon to brighten it up, and maybe add some texture plus flavor. I will make it again, but tweak it.

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farmhousewife

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Loma Linda, California, USA

Living In: Pekin, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2007

It was okay, not very sweet but I understand why people are giving this bad reviews, its because this recipe needs to bad hand beaten and for a long time, atleast 8-10 mins. If you want it sweeter just add a little more powdered sugar. :)

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Keri Lynn

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2007

I'm not so sure she copied the directions correctly. This looks exactly like a cooked icing recipe I use. First, you cook the flour and milk (1 cup instead of a 1/2) till it thickens completely like pudding. Let it cool. Then mix your shortening, butter and sugar (mine uses 1 c of regular sugar) for 5-10 minutes. Add the flour mixture and vanilla and beat.

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2006

clumpy and disgusting...i tried to make it 3 times...omit the milk and flour and it turns out so so

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ADRENALINEDEF

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2006

My entire family loved this frosting. It was so very easy to prepare and was not as sweet as alot of recipes. YUMMY

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mitchelldj

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2006

I added a bit more powdered sugar and about a teaspoon more vanilla and thought it tasted just fine!

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ALICIA9667

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2005

This frosting looks like cottage cheese! It looked too awful to taste!

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