Hello again. I really need some help with finding a buttercream recipe that contains no butter. I always use butter in my buttercream recipe, however, I am going to make a wedding cake and I would like the frosting to be totally white. Can someone point me in the right direction or give me the recipe for a really good frosting that contains no butter and comes out white and crusts??? Thank you so very much!!!

2 pound bag powdered sugar
2 cups shortening
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
1/2 cup water or milk

Mix til fluffy, usually about 3 minutes

This is what I use and it always works for me...OR you could always go to a health food store and buy the butter with no coloring!! It's quite expensive but you don't lose the flavor!

i never use the part butter part crisco recipe, i guess because when my gandma gave me her recipe it didnt call for it, and her cakes were always the best!
when i make my icing (and i have seen it on here before, i always thought until i came across this site that it was her own secret...)
anyway, i use

1 pound conf. sugar
1Tbs. vanilla
1C. crisco
and add milk until i get the right consistency

this icing is SO good!

I use the snow white buttercream recipe on this site ~ except I use 1 teaspoon clear vanilla and one teaspoon almond extract (don't use the butter flavoring - I don't like the taste of it) This is the icing recipe that is my standard. It tastes great, and takes color great, and is perfectly white.

I got this recipe from the lady who teaches cake decorating at our local college..

4 cups conf. sugar

4 tbs. HOT water

1 tbs. vanilla (not the clear stuff)

1 tbs. butter extract

1 cup of Crisco

This is the only one I use and everyone seems to like it but it is VERY SWEET!!!

You can make an all-butter buttercream white. I've used Wilton icing whitener with good results. However, the best thing I've tried was a tip I got here at Cake Central. You add just a small amount of violet food color to your icing. It counteracts the yellow. Amazingly it really works! I made a pure white icing a few weeks ago and it was all butter--no shortening at all.

HollyPJ - are you really serious, violet food coloring?????? That sounds scary. But it really works??? Is it the regular food color or is it like the Wilton color paste? I have got to try this. Amazing. Thanks so much.....
Margie

I used Wilton paste.

You can't, of course, add too much or your icing will be light purple. But it really does work.

Alrighty, gonna try this tomorrow. Thanks so much!!!!!!!

SNOWWHITE BUTTERCREAM

2/3 cup cold water
4 tbsp meringue powder

BEAT on high until peaks form

add 1 cup confectioners sugar
beat on low
add 1 cup confectioners sugar
beat on low
add 2/3 cup crisco
beat on low
add 1 cup confectionser sugar
beat on low
add 2/3 cup crisco
beat on low
add flavoring and pinch of salt
add more confectioners sugar until desired consistency is reached...
this is from the meringue powder can

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