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Closeup view of a small bowl of rainbow chip frosting.

Rainbow Chip Frosting

Forget funfetti; rainbow chip is where it's at! If you have deliciously fond memories of the childhood store-bought frosting favorite, you'll be happy to know you can now make homemade Rainbow Chip Frosting from scratch. And it's absolutely as sweet and tasty as you remember.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Buttercream Frosting, Funfetti Desserts
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Makes: 4 cups frosting
Author: Sues

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter room temperature
  • ½ cup butter-flavored shortening (can use regular shortening or substitute with more butter if desired)
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • â…› teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon imitation vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon heavy cream (can substitute with milk if desired)
  • ½ cup rainbow chips (see "useful products" below to see what I use)

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer or a whisk, beat butter and shortening until creamy.
  • With mixer on low, slowly blend in the confectioner’s sugar, cup by cup until well-combined.
  • Add salt, vanilla extract, and heavy cream and blend until incorporated.
  • Fold in rainbow chips.
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