Basics of Frosting

A basic frosting consists of butter, vanilla, and milk mixed together and then powdered sugar added to the right consistency.  I usually use about 1 T butter (melted), 1 tsp vanilla and 3-4 T milk, then add teh powdered sugar.  Buttercream frostings have more butter and it's not melted, so you get a thicker, stiffer frosting with more butter flavor.  You can also add cocoa (1 T?) to make chocolate frosting.