This type of icing is known as Russian buttercream. All you'll need to do is combine whipped butter with a bit of sweetened condensed milk until stiff, pipe-able peaks start to form.

Sweetened condensed milk comes pre-sweetened—it’s right there in the name!—so there’s no need to add any sugar. The only other ingredient you need is butter.

I grew up with sweetened condensed milk because my mother loved to pour it over Saloon Pilot crackers. Then in the 1850s, Gail Borden canned condensed milk and it became a military ration. The ...

Ser muy feliz, as some Latinos might say. Sweetened condensed milk might not be essential for every Latino, but for many, rows and rows of the product are par for a properly stocked pantry shelf.