Recipe: Butter Cream Frosting (Pet Evaporated Milk, 1963)

BUTTER CREAM FROSTING

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup evaporated milk
2 teaspoons vanilla*
1 (1 lb.) pkg. powdered sugar, sifted

Put butter, evaporated milk and vanilla in a 1-quart bowl. Stir in powdered sugar, a cup at a time, until smooth. Frosting can be thinned with a little more evaporated milk.

*For other flavors, in place of vanilla try:
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and a little more evaporated milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 1/2 teaspoons grated rind
- 2 tablespoons cut-up maraschino cherries, drained
- 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1 1/2 teaspoon grated rind
- a few drops peppermint extract

Makes enough to frost tops and sides of two (8- or 9-inch) cake layers or 36 cupcakes
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: Plain and Fancy Recipes from Pet Milk Company, 1963