If you do let me know how. I am looking for a pure white frosting using Crisco.
Pure white icing.
1 Cup crisco
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp butter flavoring
4 cups sifted powered sugar
2 Tbsp milk
Mix crisco and flavoring until creamy. Add 1/2 the p.s., mix well. Add remaining p.s. Add milk(more or less depending on consistency desired) and mix well. Store in fridge in airtight container!
Be advised that to get pure white icing you must use clear flavorings. You can also substitute the milk in pipe-dreams recipe with water that way you don't have to store it in the fridge.
You can also substitute the milk in pipe-dreams recipe with water that way you don't have to store it in the fridge.
It's not necessary to refrigerate most American buttercreams even when the liquid is not water, i.e., milk or cream and the fat used is butter/margarine.
Here's a previous thread on this subject which explains the science:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-617882-.html
HTH
Oh my gosh..thanks so much rottieluvr...I totally forgot that part. I almost always use pure white, and only have clear vanilla in my pantry. OP would have been SO pissed at me! 
Indydebi's recipe is great:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-6992-0-Indydebis-Crisco-Based-Buttercream-Icing.html
Chrisy
I've found that when I use Crisco, when I add coloring it starts to seperate. The BC won't take the color, regardless of what recipe I use. I've read/been told it's because of Crisco being trans fat free.
Lately I've been using store brand "crisco" and haven't had this problem as the store brands still have trans fat in them.
Has this happened to anyone else? Also, is it true that it's because of the trans fat?
I've found that when I use Crisco, when I add coloring it starts to seperate. The BC won't take the color, regardless of what recipe I use. I've read/been told it's because of Crisco being trans fat free.
Lately I've been using store brand "crisco" and haven't had this problem as the store brands still have trans fat in them.
Has this happened to anyone else? Also, is it true that it's because of the trans fat?
I've not run into that. Sometimes if I use the powdered coloring, it doesnt' blend as well, but other than that, I've had no issues. (I never even noticed when Crisco went zero trans and couldn't figure out what the big hub-bub was all about. Mine was working fine.)
I've not run into that. Sometimes if I use the powdered coloring, it doesnt' blend as well, but other than that, I've had no issues. (I never even noticed when Crisco went zero trans and couldn't figure out what the big hub-bub was all about. Mine was working fine.)
I have to second what indydebi said.
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