Buttercream Icing (never fails)

Rose swirl cake

 If you are a beginner but you want your cake to look beautiful you can go with this icing.

Measurements:
Icing or powdered sugar(sifted)- 2 cups
unsalted butter- 1/2 cup/one stick (at room temp)
pure vanilla extract-1 tsp
milk/light cream- 2 tbsp
Assorted food colors (if desired)

Cake size: Above measurements are good for 9 inch cake(only for top coating).

Process:
1)First beat butter for few seconds and add sugar one cup at a time.Add vanilla extract and milk too.
2)Beat all the ingredients until the mixture gets thick.
3) Add any color(if using) and combine the mixture throughly. You can add a tbsp of extra milk if the icing is too thick and more sugar if its very thin.
4) Now keep the icing in a piping bag/ziplock cover(as in below pic) and use any of the icing tip as per the design you planned. In the above pic i have used 'Wilton icing tip#104'.