Buttercream-Coconut Cake Icing
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
16
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Ingredients for - Buttercream-Coconut Cake Icing

1. Unsalted butter, softened - ½ cup
2. Vegetable shortening - ½ cup
3. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
4. Confectioners' sugar, sifted - 3 cups
5. Milk, or as needed - 2 tablespoons
6. Sweetened flaked coconut, divided - 1 (7 ounce) package
7. Chopped pecans - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Buttercream-Coconut Cake Icing

1. Stage

Beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat in vanilla extract.

2. Stage

Gradually beat confectioners' sugar into butter mixture until well blended. The mixture will appear dry.

3. Stage

Stir enough milk into butter mixture to achieve desired consistency for icing.

4. Stage

Fold half the coconut into the icing; spread icing over cake.

5. Stage

Sprinkle remaining coconut and pecans over icing.