Recipe#3250

Title: Buttercream 01

From: Carol AE Nickerson caroln@gandalf.Berkeley.edu 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Buttercream Cake Frosting 
 Date: 1 Apr 1994 01:18:19 -0500 
 Message-ID: <2ngebb$pm4@s.ms.uky.edu> 

1 lb. box powdered sugar
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 1/4 cup milk
 1 teaspoon vanilla
 1/3 cup soft butter or margarine
 a few drops of milk
 In a mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, salt, milk, vanilla, and
 butter or margarine.  Beat with electric mixer or heavy spoon until
 smooth and creamy, scraping bowl often.  If too thick to spread
 easily, beat in a few drops of milk.  Frosts tops and sides of two
 8- or 9-inch cake layers.