Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Crisco shortening (highest grade)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or other flavoring
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 drop buttercream flavor (optional)
- 4 Tablespoons water
- 1 lb. powdered sugar, sifted
Preparation
Step 1
Mix shortening, flavoring, salt and buttercream flavor thoroughly together. Add powdered sugar and water and mix with an electric mixer at top speed to whipped cream consistency, 5 minutes. Keep sealed and in the refrigerator. Add more water as needed. This is decorator quality icing from a cake decorating class.
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REVIEWS:
Folks, it's BUTTERCREAM ICING! Why not use REAL BUTTER?
The reason for using Crisco shortening is to keep it white. White icing does not distort the color one is trying to achieve, unless of course you are doing a yellow related color such as the green or orange family. Butter turns the icing a yellow hue and really messes up blues, purples and reds, pinks etc. So, if you're going for yellow related color, butter would work great. ALso butter turns rancid more quickly than shortening.
I am a cake decorator for Costco and I use this recipe for my personal cakes I do at home. It is simple, tastes great and holds up well for icing and decorating. I highly recommend it! :)