Vegan Fluffy Buttercream Frosting

Name: Vegan Fluffy Buttercream Frosting
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Ingredients: ½ cup non-hydrogenated shortening; ½ cup non-hydrogenated margarine (we use Earth Balance); 3½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted if clumpy; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; ¼ cup plain soy milk or soy creamer

By Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero

August 1, 2017

Two slices of vegan chocolate cake on plates with espresso.

Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich

This is our all-purpose “go to” frosting. It’s great for piping into lush, swirling mountains of frostiness and just as good for spreading onto a cupcake like rolling hills of heaven. It make a lot, probably 4 cups’ worth, so you can halve the recipe if you are going to be spreading the frosting rather than piping it. Pair with Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake.

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