Someone on CC mentioned using Alpine Hi Ration Shortening and Angel Icing Base and I have looked everywhere in town and no one sells it. Does anyone know where I might be able to get it without haveing to get 50 lbs of it? And can anyone tell me what the differences alpine shortening has compared to crisco and what angel icing base is and why you need it?
High ratio shortening is better for icing, its drier so to speak, and doesnt have as greasy of a taste. Bakeries uae it in their icings. The angel stuff your refering to I think is a icing stabilizer which mainly has cornstarch in it also, it takes greasiness out of icing also for better flavor.
I ordered a small container of it off of Amazon. I think it was $7.95 (?) so I could try it out.
Thank you for your help - next question in your recipe do you use the same amount of hi-ratio shortening as you would crisco. And does anyone have a really good recipe?
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I ordered a small container of it off of Amazon. I think it was $7.95 (?) so I could try it out.
I looked on Amazon and couldn't find it - could you tell me where you found it out? I looked under the shortenings and oils. Thanks.
IMHO, I would not recommend substituting hi-ratio 1:1 for Crisco in your frosting recipes.
Hi-ratio is to Crisco as heavy whipping cream is to milk; they're both in the same family, but the density is not comparable.
You can use less hi-ratio without any negative effects, and it's able to absorb more liquid without becoming thin. For more info, see below:
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=44410&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=15
Angel White (same as Brite White) Icing Base
(this product improves texture and creates an increase in volume by about 20%).
Product description of Brite White:
http://www.winbeckler.com/search_results.asp?txtsearchParamTxt=brite+white&txtsearchParamCat=ALL&txtsearchParamType=ALL&iLevel=1&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtFromSearch=fromSearch&btnSearch.x=13&btnSearch.y=6
There is a very good recipe on this site:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2375-0-Brite-White-Buttercream-Icing.html
HTH
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