Decorator’s Buttercream

INGREDIENTS

1 cup

or 227g) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup

shortening

2 tsp

fresh lemon juice (or 1 tsp lemon extract, pure vanilla extract, or almond extract)

6 cups

(just over a pound) confectioners\' sugar

1/4 cup

whole milk*

2 tsp

meringue powder**

1/2 tsp

table salt