Kittencal's Bakery Buttercream Frosting/Icing

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This is similar to bakery frosting and so much better than any canned! --- for extra fluffy frosting make certain to beat for at least 3-5 minutes and remember to sift the confectioners sugar before using

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 cups (a ...

• ½ cup white Crisco shortening , softened
• ½ cup margarine , softened (can use butter)
• 4 -6 tablespoons 18% table cream (can use heavy cream, unwhipped or half and half cream or milk)
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla (or can use 1 teaspoon almond extract)
• 5 cups confectioners' sugar , sifted (or as needed)
• 2 -4 drops food coloring (or as needed, you may omit if desired)

Directions:

1. In a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed beat together the shortening and margarine or butter with cream, salt almond extract and vanilla until smooth (about 3 minutes).
2. Add in sifted confectioners sugar starting with 4-1/2 cups; beat very well until smooth and fluffy, adding more confectioners sugar or cream or milk until you achieve desired consistency.
3. Add in the food coloring (if using) until the desired shade is achieved.

Reviews

[Munnumaa]

I honestly don't know how this can have such great reviews...The icing is too too sweet and greasy...It does hold its shape well if you are piping a border..hence the 1 star but overall taste is DISGUSTING!!

[Selmas0ngs]

Sorry, but...YUCK! It was all nasty like eating WAY to vanilla-y crisco. Totally gross. This was my first time making a frosting recipe that called for shortening and I thought it sounded weird but this had such great reviews so I tried it. Nope. Never again will shortening go in my frosting.

[ashemiku]

This was an amazing buttercream frosting! The consistency was light and sugary, and was the perfect consistency for piping - not too runny, but not too thick. I followed the recipe as directed, using heavy cream but only 4 cups of confectioner's sugar and it was the perfect thickness. The only improvement I would make would be to leave out the almond extract, because it is a very powerful additive and tends to make the frosting taste too much like cherries.