Buttercream Frosting (Decorator’s Icing)
"This looked like a good basic icing recipe. I don't remember where I got it from though."
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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1 1/4 cups
ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 (16 ounce) packages confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 cup water
directions
- In large mixing bowl, beat together shortening and salt. Gradually add vanilla, confectioner’s sugar and water. Beat constantly until fluffy. (Icing will be stiff.) Cover bowl with a damp cloth while using so it doesn’t dry out. Food coloring or color paste may be added to match wedding colors.
- Use a decorator bag and tips to pipe desired shapes onto cookies. Use writing tips for initials and highlights. Use leaf tip for flowing wedding gowns etc.
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Reviews
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I don't understand why no one else mentioned the salt in this recipe- I thought it looked like a lot but I did want to cut down on the sweetness that's usually there. So I used 3/4 tsp of salt. And my frosting is SALTY! I have to use it anyway because I don't have another 2 lbs. of powdered sugar. I won't rate the recipe however. In hindsight, the only salt I have is sea salt, and I think it is often more powerful than table salt. SIGH. Lesson learned. -
Thank you for a simple and delicious frosting recipe. the salt and the other reviewer's suggestion of almond extract made this taste wonderful and cut the sweetness. Just yummy! Instead of water or milk I used 2 Tbls. of non-dairy coffee creamer in 1/4 cup od warm water to give it a very creamy texture and flavor without having to worry about keeping it refridgerated. Nice and firm that mixed up well and held up to frosting ad piping. Thanks again! -
Excellent texture. Going to be my go to recipe from now on!
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Absolutely excellent! Great Texture and flavor. -
I decorate cakes and use a very similar recipe. For the liquids I do it a little different though, I use 2 TBSP vanilla, 2 TBSP almond flavoring, 2 TBSP butter flavoring and 3 TBSP water. I is still sweet but you can play with the flavoring to get what you want. Of course depending on your where you live and your climate you may need to adjust for stiffness.
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Thank you for a simple and delicious frosting recipe. the salt and the other reviewer's suggestion of almond extract made this taste wonderful and cut the sweetness. Just yummy! Instead of water or milk I used 2 Tbls. of non-dairy coffee creamer in 1/4 cup od warm water to give it a very creamy texture and flavor without having to worry about keeping it refridgerated. Nice and firm that mixed up well and held up to frosting ad piping. Thanks again!
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THIS RECIPE IS THE REAL THING. I'm a cake decorator; and, this is exactly what the pros us, plus or minus one ingredient or another. HERE'S WHAT I DO: For the base icing that's spread on the cake. I use half butter, and half shortening. For the liquid, instead of water I use cream or milk, and only half the amount called for in this recipe, and put the REAL vanilla extract, and a quarter teaspoon of imitation almond extract in the milk or cream before pouring it into the fats and powdered sugar mixture. For the decorations, I usually use all shortening, because it tends to make the decorations much stronger. And to cut down on the sweet, the almond flavor is very helpful, along with a bit more salt than the recipe calls for. IMITATION ALMOND: is a safeguard for those that may be alergic to nuts.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Zuleika L.
Edinburgh
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I am a proud mother of three healthy boys aged 15,11 and 5. I'm originally from the tiny island of Bermuda and have been living in Edinburgh since July 2005.
I've been collecting recipes since I was about 14 or 15 and been cooking and baking since then as well.
I love all kinds of crafts also. In my spare time if I'm not in the kitchen; I crochet, make jewelry, bead, knit, sew, cross stitch, do plastic canvas and quilt. I have a short attention span, so I have plenty of different craft choices when I get bored of doing something. Oh, and I also like to read, listen to music, fiddle with any electronic gadget, collect dvd's and watch them, and I'm an internetaholic! :-) I keep a craft blog at http://hobbyzu.blogspot.com and I sell my crocheted items and patterns at http://hobbyzu.com. I keep pretty busy and being self employed gives me more time to explore cooking! :-)
I'm mostly interested in cook books featuring regular old home cooking and favorites. When I moved to the UK I had to get rid of my cookbook collection. I did keep all my Bermudian cookbooks, charity cookbooks and 'The Foods of Israel Today' and Better Homes and Gardens 'Hometown Favorites'.
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