Snow-White Flavoured Buttercream Icing

photo by mrs. nesbitt

- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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7 cups
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup water
- 4 tablespoons wilton meringue powder
- 12 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approx. 3 lbs)
- 1 1⁄4 cups solid shortening
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon wilton almond extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon wilton clear vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon wilton butter flavor extract
directions
- Combine water and Meringue Powder.
- Whip at high speed until peaks form.
- Add four cups sugar, one cup at a time, beating after eash addition at low speed.
- alternately add shortening and remainder of sugar.
- add salt and flavourings.
- beat at low speed until smooth.
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Reviews
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this is a very good crusting buttercream recipe. i used it for my wedding cake. i did have a few changes to the ingredients though -- decreased the meringue powder to 2 tablespoons and added 4 tablespoons of cornstarch, also i increased the clear vanilla to 1 1/2 teaspoons; for the salt, i used popcorn salt. overall though, i would give this recipe 5 stars!
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