Please help. I have been to weddings and the cake will have a whipped typed icing. it is light and the color is very white. I have been searching for a good recipe. I tried a stabilized whipped icing recipe today with real whipping cream. It was good. However, i am not sure how it will hold up for a wedding cake.
If anyone has a good recipe they have used and would like to share, i would greatly appreciate it.
thank you,
deb

It was probably Italian Meringue Buttercream or Swiss Meringue Buttercream. You can find recipes here on Cake Central.

Have you tried Rich's Bettercream or Pastry Pride Vanilla Whipped topping?

I get Pastry Pride at Smart n Final. It comes frozen. I really like it. I works great for me. I make roses with it and the borders pipe nicely. Holds up well for me too!

It tastes just like the grocery store whipped icing.

i too suggest a meringue buttercream. it is light, fluffy and creamy , yet incredibly stable. perfect for wedding cakes.

i use swiss meringue buttercream. i use alot of vanilla in it so it isnt pure white, but if you wanted to have a brighter color, you could use clear imitation vanilla. it wont taste as great (in my opinion) as with a pure extract, but the color will be brighter.

2.5 c white sugar
1.25 c egg whites
5 sticks unsalted butter
2-4 tb pure vanilla

over double boiler, heat and whisk sugar and whites for approx. 3-5 minutes until it is no longer grainy (feel it between your thumb and finger). put in mixer with whisk attachment and whisk on high for about 7-10 minutes or until cool. switch to paddle attachment. on low (2 or 3) add small cubes of butter. keep mixing on low, it will look curdled but eventually become smooth. add vanilla.

serve at room temperature!!! a chilled cake will taste like hardened butter, but a room temp cake will taste devine!

chill frosted cake before covering w/ fondant.

fine stored at cool room temp (70) for up to a day and a half, but refrigeration for leftovers is best. store up to one week in fridge, one month in freezer. (sealed well) . re whip (low) defrosted icing before using left overs.

IMBC is divine. It has a luscious, melt-in-your-mouth quality that cannot be surpassed. It is both light and rich at the same time. It is sweet without being cloying. It is just the best icing ever!