Grace the already made kind has A LOT of sugar.. so it might change everything if you use that .. I dunno though

dshlent:

did everything fill your KA up to the top? Did you let it mix for 6-7 minutes?

...did you use the coffee creamer HOT ? ...and did you use hi-ratio?
The only time it has come out airy for me was when I used real butter.

Hopefully someone can add in anything else?

You know I can honestly say.. ever since I started using Sharons recipe.. and her style of making the BC I have had NO airbubbles at all.. I really recommend any and all reading this to give it a chance..

It filled up to the top of the paddle. I was afraid to let it mix more than a couple of minute. I did use hot water. I wonder though if it was to stiff? I noticed it was pretty stiff so I wonder if I added more hot water if it would have gotten creamer???

while you are mixing it for the last part while it is STILL running (the mixer) go around it with a spoonula.. it will cause the icing to spread and the air to not get in.... it will sound like it is straining the mixer but it will be fine

Yea so it will fit in my 4.5 qu. good I tried to cut down on receipe and it didn't work for me, so i will try the full even if it makes a mess!!

I definitely recommend letting it mix for at least 7 minutes. I have the 4.5 KA and I used about 12-13 TBSP of liquid and it was fine. It shouldn't be too soft...I like it stiff, it holds its shape better and smooths better...in my opinion.

I've had air bubbles before and it's been too soft- way too hard to smooth.

Good luck

So maybe if I scrap a little more around the sides and mix longer it will turn out better?? How do you know if you have scraped enough??

here is a video of how i make it and it's not messy at all!

good luck ladies...

same princiapl as ganache or even using the powdered creamer, I suppose.

I am not sure if the liquid kind would modify the results any, but it sure is worth a try, esp the flavored kinds!

Dont add all the liquid as the flavored creamer grace.. it will be way to sweet

Dshlent, i used the same amounbt that you did and I got the same results. I can't imagine what happened. I couldn't see until after my powder sugar shower in my kitchen faded, lol. I tried the towel trick but I think it only works for the inventor (sugarshack), lol. I'm not going to give up, will try ahain but what I will do is seek out some of that hi-ratio shortening, sweetex, that she uses. Maybe that's what my problem is?

Msthang what was the rpoblem again? grainiess?

Sorry, i'm answering so late! Yes, I had a bit of graininess and mines was too thick even though I continued to add the liquid creamer. I don't know but all in all it taste great to me. It just wasn't as smooth as yours. I need you special touch or something, lol