Buttercream-Coconut Cake Icing
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
- 1 (7 ounce) package sweetened flaked coconut, divided
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
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Instructions
- Beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat in vanilla extract.
- Gradually beat confectioners' sugar into butter mixture until well blended. The mixture will appear dry.
- Stir enough milk into butter mixture to achieve desired consistency for icing.
- Fold half the coconut into the icing; spread icing over cake.
- Sprinkle remaining coconut and pecans over icing.
Source
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