Does anyone have a good butter cream icing recipe?

I love to cake decorate and am looking for more options.Does anyone have a good butter cream icing recipe?
INGREDIENTS


1/2 cup shortening


1/2 cup butter, softened


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


4 cups confectioners' sugar


2 tablespoons milk


DIRECTIONS


In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and vanilla. Blend in the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk, and continue mixing until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered until ready to decorateDoes anyone have a good butter cream icing recipe?
Here's a chocolate buttercream recipe we use a lot in our home:





CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM ICING





1-2 tbsp. milk


1 tbsp. (2 oz.) cocoa powder


6 tbsp. (3 oz.) soft butter


3/4 c. (6 oz.) confectioners' sugar





Put the butter in the bowl and cut into small pieces. Beat hard with wooden spoon and stir until soft and creamy. Sift the sugar and cocoa powder into the bowl a little at a time, mixing well with butter. Then stir in the milk.
Butter cream icing:


Sift 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar and mix with 1 stick of softened butter. Make sure the butter is very soft.


Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla and then 3 tablespoons of cream. Mix well. If it is too stiff, add 1-2 tablespoons more of cream.





Flavor variations, coffee, chocolate, strawberry can be found on http://americanmadeyes.com/recipes.html
Alton Brown's my favorite for these things.





Here's the official written out recipe:


http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton鈥?/a>





But of course it helps to see it in person:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pugRSCjMe鈥?/a>





You'd want to get pasteurized eggs for this one.
hey try this link...http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/better-homes-gardens/77/buttercream-icing/

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