cake icing

Name: cake icing
Prep time: 7 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs powdered sugar; 1 1/2 cups shortening (crisco); 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract (if you want pure white icing); 1 teaspoon butter flavor extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup hot tap water

Submitted by Kym in Ohio

"that icing is not to sweet and fast asnd easy to mix"

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Ready In:: 7mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 lbs powdered sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups shortening (crisco)
2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract (if you want pure white icing)
1 teaspoon butter flavor extract
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup hot tap water

directions

Cream shortening.
add extracts and salt mix till blended.
Then add little powdered sugar and little water.
mix on med speed till all sugar and water is used.
this makes about 2 c.
I figured that for a wedding cake 3 tier 6 10 14 takes 5 batches of icing for a finished cake if you are doing flowers need to add a little more powdered sugar to get a stiffer icing.