Does anyone have a recipe for decorators frosting that taste great and is easy to work with? I want to make a castle cake for my sons second birthday. Wish me luck!
Jessica
This on has been highly recommended by other CCers. I haven't tried it yet but hope this will help you!
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-4123-High-Humidity-Buttercream.html
Hi!
Welcome to CC. Like me, you will find this wesite sooooo useful, encouraging and instructional! When I started decorating, I used the Wilton decorator's icing, one that is mostly shortening. I recommend this because it is more stable than an all butter frosting, or you can use half shortening or half butter, this makes it taste better too. As you get more advanced you can then progress to butter. That is what I recommend 
This is the Wilton decorator's Icing:
1 cup solid white vegetable shortening(or you can do 1/2 cup shortening, 1/2 cup Butter)
1 teaspoon Flavoring
2 -5 tablespoons milk or water (depending on the concistency you want)
1 lb. pure cane confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)
1 tablespoon meringue poweder (This makes it dry and cust faster, but it you don't have it, you dont have to put it in.)
A pinch of salt (optional, this breaks the sweetness a bit)
Cream shortening, flavoring and water. Add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all ingredients have been throughly mixed together. Blend an aditional minute or so, until creamy. You can always add more water (or milk) to get it thinner.
Hopes this helps! Good luck, and make sure to post pictues of you cake
My recipe is easy and delicious.
2 lbs. confectioners sugar
1 Cups shortening
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup water
Mix for at least two minutes on high speed.
It's enough to frost the cake and decorate including borders.
Here's castle cake information:
(Includes directions and tutorials.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-318203-.html
My favorite frosting is Brite White using hi-ratio shortening:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2375-Brite-White-Buttercream-Icing.html
HTH
My recipe is easy and delicious.
2 lbs. confectioners sugar
1 Cups shortening
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup water
Mix for at least two minutes on high speed.
It's enough to frost the cake and decorate including borders.
OMG! I meant TWO cups of shortening. (Had the S on cups; but typed the number 1 ... sorry 
I'm a new decorator too. Welcome to CC! I'm sure you'll love it here!
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My recipe is a crusting buttercream (here it is without the type-o)
2 lbs. confectioners sugar
2 Cups shortening
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup water
Mix for at least two minutes on high speed.
It's enough to frost the cake and decorate including borders.
Is this frosting crusting frosting?
2 lbs margarine
2 lbs sweet ex
2 lbs conf sugar
1 tsp. van
1 tsp butter flavor
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