Should I Add Butter Flavorng???
Decorating By cat121481 Updated 15 Mar 2006 , 3:11am by i_love_icing
There is no "YES" or "NO" answer to this question because it is purely up to you and how you prefer your icing to taste!
I really like the taste of butter to shine through my 1/2 Crisco, 1/2 butter icing, so I do add a teaspoon of butter extract in addition to vanilla extract and sometimes almond extract (if I'm making chocolate buttercream). I use high-quality European butter in my icing, but I still prefer the taste with the butter extract included.
There are different brands/grades/qualities of extracts, so experiment until you find something that you like. 
I've made BC with and without butter flavoring. I prefer it without it because it just seems too artificial. It kind of reminds me of those butter popcorn scented stickers from elementary school .
I've found that if I make a cake from a mix, which I occasionally do, the artificial flavors in the icing aren't as noticable, almost go with it, you know. But put on a scratch cake, they really stand out. I think the scratch flavors are more understated.
I agree with Cakepro. It depends on what you like.
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