........... use vegetable shortening in buttercream icing?im worried because the vegetable shortening is kinda yellow.............
I realize this is an old post but wanted to address this.
all vegetable shortenings should not be even 'kinda yellow'. A good quality shortening- like Crisco brand - should be *white*. Sounds to me like you have butter flavored shortening.
Do this buttercream have to be kept in the fridge and how long will it keep?
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Original message sent by LorenzoRed
I used this exact recipe the other day and loved, loved, loved the flavor, just a kick of sweetness at the end, but it was so thin there was no way I could have piped with it. Are you able to pipe with yours(in which case I certainly did something wrong) Would it be okay to add meringue powder or is that not necessary in your opinion?
Thanks for any info!
Lorenzo
EDIT: I take it back, I used all butter. I bet if I use 1/2 shortening it will hold up better?
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