How Do I Know If A Frosting Will Crust?

Decorating By andmibonk Updated 13 Oct 2007 , 10:21pm by tonedna

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andmibonk Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 6:47pm
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How can I tell if a frosting will crust? Is there an ingredient I can add to make a non-crusting frosting crust?

Thanks.

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kakeladi Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 8:41pm
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It is the amount of fat (shortening/butter etc) to sugar that makes the differece.
If you post your recipe we can tell you how to change it.
Generally speaking recipes w/1 cup of shortening to 2# of sugar will crust but it doesn't taste as good.

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JanH Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 8:51pm
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Just what kakeladi said. icon_smile.gif

Crust/No Crust & Why:

http://tinyurl.com/ywtr3e
(From Sarah Phillips of baking911.com.)

How to make Tami's b/c NOT crust:

http://tinyurl.com/2hdzss
(From Sarah Phillips of baking911.com.)

HTH

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tonedna Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 9:14pm
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I thought the meringue powder was the trick for the crusting!...

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mjs4492 Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 9:23pm
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I learned in Wilton classes that meringue powder is a stabilizer.

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tonedna Posted 13 Oct 2007 , 10:21pm
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I learned that it was both...Now i am confused!

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