I am going to try indydebis icing tomorrow for a grooms cake. I have never made this recipe before but I am looking for a great crusting recipe, anyways, I bought a box of dream whip from my wal mart store tonight and got it home and realized they are in individual envelopes. Is this the right stuff? Thanks ...

Yep, that's the stuff. I use it in all my icings. I think she uses 3tblsp of it. I find one envelope (the smaller ones I buy) is about 6 tblsp, so if you are making a double batch, one envelope will do.

Just curious..what does it do to your icing when you add the dream whip? Just curious. do you use a crusting buttercream recipe?

suz

6 tablespoons???? I get four and I typically use 2 tbsp per recipe, so one envelope goes for a double batch.

I better check my tablespoon! As I recall, I only measured once some time ago, and it was in the neighbourhood of what I needed. Since I almost always make a double batch, I just dump the whole envelope in without measuring it anymore.

The dream whip gives the icing a creamier taste, and yes, it is a crusting recipe.

thanks everyone for the replies, my internet went down and couldn't get back on .... anyways, I will measure out my dream whip then just to be sure ... it seems as though this is a popular recipe? I have never used it before but am desperately seeking a good tasting crusting recipe like what I had before the 0 trans fat ordeal ..

ok so I made a batch of indydebis icing ... I gave some to my sil next door, she said it left a really greasy taste in her mouth, not like the buttercream dream recipe I like to use .. so is the purpose of dream whip to help the icing crust, and if so, can I just add it to my buttercream dream recipe? Thanks !!!

Wow... I'm REALLY surprised! I have never had anyone tell me that my icing was greasy... I have been using this recipe for almost a year, and all I get is rave reviews... Sorry you seem to be having problems. Perhaps you should just switch to high ratio shortening if you only like the buttercream dream recipe.

Good luck,
Pat

I used her recipe for a cake I did last weekend and it was the best I have ever tasted and it was not greasy at all! In fact, I used a little maple extract with the vanilla and everyone went on and on about it. It smelled awesome and tasted even awesomer (if that's a word! lol)

I do a half butter-half shortening thing with mine, and I use Sharon's (for Sugarshack) idea of warmed up coffee creamer (any flavour you like!) puls clear vanilla as the liquid. I am partial to having some butter in my BC. The dream whip does not make the icing crust. It would do so without that. I use hi-ratio shortening too.

thanks you guys ... I don't really want to buy hi ratio shortening simply because I do almost all of my cakes for free and that would put me in even more debt I decided to go with my buttercream dream icing anyways ... it seems like a lose lose situation ...