I use CH powdered sugar....don't sift....and my buttercream is wonderful. I use half butter and half Crisco.
I'm with you! I do the very same thing and have people rave about it's taste and texture (if you believe that!)
Thank you for clearing that up though! I appreciate it! As I get more experience under my belt and am able to experiment with my different options I'll definately give the different versions (if you will) of sugar a try!!!!!
Amy
i also use regular 10x powdered sugar , crisco and butter...i havent noticed a gritty feel ...but now im wondering what the other would be like..it may be a case of you dont notice a difference until you have tried the other....but im like so many other people and cant even find that kinda stuff around here...all i have close are grocery store bakerys and walmart...i have asked both of them about hi ratio shortening and they had no idea what i was talking about...go figure...
I wonder if the 6x powdered sugar would still mix okay if I use the hi-ratio shortening (Sweetex) and not the icing base (since I'm having difficulty getting a hold of it).
It will mix fine. The idea behind using hi ratio is it is able to absorb and hold the hi ratio of sugar and water.
Tiff, I am guessing you are right, you won't know the difference until you try the hi-ratio stuff, then you won't want to go back to the regular!! I am afraid that will happen, so maybe I shouldn't try it!! haha! I WISH I had a cake supply store around here like a lot of you have... can anyone suggest the names of popular ones so I can search for the closest location. It would be worth the drive if I made it a day trip and found lots of stuff I needed!
Crisco went to zero trans fat and that greatly affected the stability of my icing for stacked cakes. I found an alternative at Wal Mart, but, it still wasn't as stable as I wanted for wedding cakes. I purchased Alpine Hi-ratio shortening and it solved my problem. It works up very smoothly and holds up to the warm summer temps. I ran across the 6x confectioners sugar when researching bulk options. After reading this thread and seeing the price savings, I am going to give it a try, because, I've been having lumping problems, too.
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