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

	Cooking Level: Intermediate 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

	Home Town: Longmeadow, Massachusetts, USA 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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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

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Farmington, Utah, USA Living In: Cottonwood Heights, Utah, USA
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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 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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barefootbeloved

	Cooking Level: Intermediate 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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kwolff


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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

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Living In: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2005

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

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ERIN WYNNE


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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2005

This icing has such a rich vanilla flavoring.

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derekdm901

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2005

I think Aunt Mary got her shoe polish recipe and frosting recipe confused. This had no flavor and was extremely greasy. If you need a shoe shine though... this would rock

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REEDSTREETLADIES

	Cooking Level: Expert Living In: Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2005

This recipe is great...if you like gaining 5 pounds with each serving! I could literally see the grease FLOODING the frosting. I honestly think starving children in Africa would turn this recipe down.

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