Beat butter and shortening together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.

Beat the vanilla extract into the butter mixture. Add sugar, one cup at a time, beating on medium speed until fully incorporated.

Add milk, one tablespoon at a time, beating on high until fully incorporated and you have frosting.

Cupcake Directions:

Prepare Cupcakes according to box cake mix instructions

Using Buttercream frosting recipe dye your frosting with yellow food coloring until you reach the desired color.

Save a small amount and dye that a bright orange.

Frost entire cupcake with yellow frosting, and dip into yellow sugar sprinkles.

Add chocolate chips to make the eyes.

You can also add a dab of white frosting to make the eyeball detail.

Using a rosette-frosting tip make “chick wings” on the sides and then sprinkle a small amount of the yellow sugar sprinkles on top.

Then use a small amount of your orange frosting to make a beak and feet for your chick.