While making Tyler's birthday cake, I needed a filling of some sort. Since I was covering the cake with fondant, it could not be refrigerated. So, I needed to come up with a filling that didn't need refrigeration. Thus, Nutella Buttercream Icing was born.
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
2 T milk
1/2 cup Nutella, give or take (I didn't measure)
Cream butter and shortening together. Add vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar one cup at a time, scraping sides often. When all sugar has been mixed, icing will appear dry. Add milk and Nutella, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape sides as necessary. Keep icing covered with damp cloth until ready to use.
I used this buttercream as filling for the cake, but it was so yummy that I wished I had covered the whole cake in it!
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