Softball / Basketball Cake

I made a cake for a friend’s daughter. She plays softball and basketball, so I made half of the cake a softball and the other half a basketball. I used my homemade buttercream 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:

1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.