buttercream frosting/decorator icing
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This is not a light-weight frosting. This is the famed "Cookie Cutter," "Beth's Kake Kreations," and "All by U" frosting recipe that was used and passed down as the businesses traded hands. This is my GO-TO frosting for decorating!
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (clear)
- 3/4 teaspoon butter flavoring
- 3 tablespoons dream whip (dry powder)
- 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
- 1 pound powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pound powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1/4 cup water
How To Make buttercream frosting/decorator icing
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Step 1This recipe is a classic buttercream that kept getting passed to cake-makers in Marquette County. Go ahead and tweak it to your own tastes (as to how you remember it), but this is the original. Cream together, then whip until light and fluffy: 1-1/2 C. Shortening 1 tsp. Salt 1 T. Vanilla (clear) 3/4 tsp. Butter Flavoring 3 T. dry Dream Whip 1 tsp. Almond flavoring To the above mixture, add: 1 lb. sifted Powdered Sugar 1/4 C. Water Beat together. Then add: 1 lb. sifted Powdered Sugar 1/4 C. Water Beat Well. Icing keeps in the refrigerator for three months. Store in a tightly-covered container. Tinting/coloring is up to you!
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