- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup water
- 8 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Cream butter until very light. Cream in flour. Add water and vanilla. Add sugar until desired consistency is reached. For frosting the cake use a thinner icing. Then add additional sugar to make the icing thicker for putting decorations on the frosted cake.