Bestest Buttercream Icing
"I LOVE this recipe--Found the 'original' on cakecentral and have doctored it up a bit--great to use as a crusting buttercream for cakes or for decorating with tips/bags! Ice, wait 15 min. or until not tacky and smooth with a VIVA papertowel or with wax paper!--A wet big spatula works wonders too...keep dipping it in hot water...the water evaporates quick!
Try it and you'll love it--all flowers remain soft--"
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 2 lbs shifted powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1⁄2 cups solid shortening
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1⁄3 cup water, for icing (decorations) or 1/4 cup water, for stiff (decorations)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
- milk
directions
- Cream shortening and butter together at med speed. Add extracts.
- Slowly add powdered sugar a cup or so at a time. Alternate with water.
- Continue to mix at med speed until light and fluffy.
- Add milk a tsp at a time until the desired stiffness.
- Can also play with the flavorings. Add more vanilla or almond, even butter flavored. (I love it creamier with milk and extra vanilla).
- Will keep in frig for up to 2 weeks in airtight container.
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Reviews
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didn't find this to be either tasty or easy to use. It was oddly greasy and too soft to use as decorative icing and the 2 TBS of vanilla colored it a rather unattractive tan
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