My friend LOVES Captain America, so we surprised her with a cake for her birthday! I bake a box cake and then decorated it with the star tip using my homemade buttercream icing recipe.
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Buttercream Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup Crisco
- 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)
Directions:
- Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
- Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
- Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.