Vanilla Butter Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups icing sugar, sifted
60 g butter, softened
2 tablespoons boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Preparation

Place icing sugar and butter in a bowl and add boiling water slowly, stop when it is the consistency you want.
Stir until it spreadable and add vanilla essence.
Ices a 20cm cake.
Add 1/4 cup cocoa powder for a chocolate version.