Decorator Frosting

Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. solid vegetable shortening
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
- 1 lb. confectioners sugar
- 2 Tbsp. milk or water
- 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
- Cream shortening and butter.
- Add sugar, milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy in texture, adding more milk a drop at a time if necessary.
- Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks, beating again before using.
- Makes 3 cups of stiff icing for decorating.
- Add 2 teaspoons of milk per cup of icing to thin it for icing cakes.
- You can use stiff icing to make flowers, medium stiff icing to make borders, and thin icing to make writing and leaves.