Billy's Vanilla Buttercream

This was the frosting to go with the cake for Brooke's birthday.

Billy's Vanilla Buttercream

Ingredients:
1 c unsalted butter, room temperature
6-8 c confectioners' sugar
1/2 c milk
1 t pure vanilla extract

1.  In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes.  With mixer on low speed, add 6 cups sugar, milk, and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy.  If necessary, gradually add remaining 2 cups sugar to reach....(The recipe cuts off, but I add)... desired consistency.  

This was bad, very, very, bad.  I added all eight cups of sugar and it was still very runny. Then I added the rest of the sugar in the bag and it was still too runny.  I, however, had no more powdered sugar, so runny frosting it was.  The cake ended up looking very odd, with weird spiky dots (I tried to fix it with kitchen staples and went too far) and frosting.   If you do make it, DO NOT add even near 1/2 c of milk.  DO NOT!