After reading about sugarshacks buttercream recipe, I want to give it a try. Is there a high ratio shortening in Canada? Crisco seems to be the shortening in every store here.

Not sure where you are located but Bulk Barn sells hi ratio shortening

hi there ....not sure where you are but in the Toronto area i use McCalls Cake and Chocolate Supply , there located in the west end of Toronto
here's a link to there website : http://www.mccalls.ca/
hope that helps and good luck

hi, I am also from canada (london) bulk barn sell's high ratio shortening

I too use Bulk Barn hi-ratio.

I think all the Bulk Barn's carry it. When I was still in Calgary and my MIL was visiting I had her pick me up some so I could try it out. I haven't been in a Bulk Barn in years but I do not she had to get it it in the "bulk" area and put how much she wanted in a container herself. Bless her heart she brought me half a dozen containers and I called her only a couple hours before she was leaving for the airport!

Thanks everyone. I purchased some shortening from Bulk Barn & followed Sugarshacks recipe after watching the buttercream DVD (I watched it twice & took notes). To say that there was a difference is an understatement. My cake came out smooth (looked like it was covered in fondant) & I even used an impression mat on the side after it crusted. So why were my results "pretty sad" before? Well, I used to "beat the crap" out if my icing, thinking this is what made it smooth. Also, the icing didn't cover the paddle, so air was introduced & so lots of bubbles. Also, letting the cake sit overnight after torting & filling before covering with buttercream (yes, just like sugarshack,I didn't even need to crumbcoat), I know made a difference.Thanks sugarshack for sharing your knowledge. I hope now by commenting, that I have passed something on to another "cake crazy" person.Yay cake!

I know that Cake Mischief now carries hi-ratio shortening on their online store, so if you don't have a bulk barn or mccals close: www.cakemischief.com