Lemon Icing on the Cheap!

So icing recipes are a dime a dozen on the internet, but for some reason we don't get along. I can make just about anything from scratch, but almost every time I try to make homemade icing it ends disastrously. Except this time.

The one time I don't follow a recipe!

So, here is the recipe in all of it's glory, may it help some other young mother who is failing miserably to ice their baby's birthday cake, and just doesn't have the time or money to go to the store and buy icing.

Technically it's a buttercream recipe, but I didn't have cream, so I used milk, and I didn't have vanilla, so I used lemon extract.

Lemon Icing

1 cup of butter -80 cent
1 16 oz box of powdered sugar - 85 cent (with coupon)
4-6 tablespoons milk - less than 1 cent
2 teaspoons lemon extract - roughly 60 cent (on sale)

Delicious frosting for $2.26 - comparable in price to store brands, but twice as delicious!

Whip until creamy and enjoy!