Does anyone know how well this icing crusts? I need to use the Viva method and was hoping someone had experience with it. If not I really need a recipe that crusts and is not the normal Wilton class icing. Please I am desperate this is for Thursday! Thanks to all!!!

Wilton Extra Special Buttercream:

2 cups solid vegetable shortening*
2 lbs. confectioners' sugar (There are 4 cups to a pound)
1/2 tsp. salt
1-2 tsp. clear vanilla or your favorite flavoring
6-8 oz. whipping cream
Cream shortening until fluffy. Add sugar and continue creaming until well-blended.
Add salt, flavoring and whipping cream; blend on low speed until moistened.
Beat at high speed until icing is fluffy.

Hey everyone I know I just posted not too long ago, but I am desperate for help on this one. It's for a baby shower for 75 people and I do not want to flop on this one. Thanks.

I have used this recipe before and have found it to crust rather well.

Good Luck on your Shower!!

Hi! Just wanted to warn you that salt in your icing may make small white spots in some colors of your icing. I did not have this problem until I started using salt in my icing, and it only happened with some colors (green being the one that was most noticeable). I read on this site somewhere that salt can cause a reaction with some dyes.

What kind of whipping cream is that, the kind in the carton, dumped in as is? Or do you have to "whip" it and then mix it in?

I have used this recipe except I didn't use the whipping cream or salt and added water or milk, and it crust nicely, good luck

It's the kind you get near the milk. It's usually in a small cartoon. You just add it as liquid. Also, I found that disolving the salt in warm water(just enough to disolve salt and use bottled water)stops those "dots" from appearing. It's some sorta mineral reaction.

I have made the icing and thought it was okay. It did taste better but...
I didn't use it to decorate so I don't know how it would hold up if your planning on making any flowers or such. I don't remember it crusting either.

My suggestion would be to make it before you have to and experiment with it.

Rose

Thanks vitade

I hear of using whipping cream often and never know if you are supposed to whip it first or not. Thanks for the information.

Joan

Thank you for telling me that about the salt. It is amazing how much I learn from this site!