Buttercream-Lactose Free - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening, softened
1/2 cup fleishmans lactose free margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons water

Preparation

With a mixer in a large bowl cream shortning(lard), margarine, and vanilla.
until well blended.
Add sugar 1c at a time and beat well; add water at the 2nd and 4th cup.
Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to a month.
This recipe goes good with One bowl Gluten free chocolate cake in a character pan.