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Extra Special Buttercream Icing Recipe

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I got this recipe from another website from Donna. The only thing I would add to her introduction, is that this is a very “light” (not heavy) and not sickingly sweet frosting. It reminds me of silk and is very easy to use. I have added other things to it to change the flavor (i.e. cocoa for chocolate frosting, cream cheese for cream cheese frosting).

This is the best buttercream icing I have ever tasted. I used it for my daughter’s wedding cake. I made a double batch, which was enough to ice, border, and pipe small decorations on the sides of the cake for a 14″ x 10″ x 6″ tiered cake. I think the whipping cream is the secret to making this icing special.

Extra Special Buttercream Icing Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening
  • 2 lbs powdered sugar (8 cups)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon meringue powder (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon clear vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon clear butter flavoring
  • 4-6 ounces whipping cream
  • Wiltons White White cake color (for very white; no ivory color)

  • For other flavors, may add cocoa for chocolate frosting and softened cream cheese for cream cheese frosting.

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and shortening until fluffy.
  2. Add sugar, meringue powder, about half of the cream, and continue creaming until well blended.
  3. Add salt, flavorings and enough whipping cream to make the consistency you need.
  4. Beat at medium speed until icing is fluffy.
  5. You may substitute all shortening for the butter, which will give a pure white icing, but the flavor will not be quite as good.
  6. The meringue powder gives the icing a light crust, but it remains soft underneath.
  7. This is a good icing for beginners, practice or “informal” cakes.
  8. Changes for a wedding cake
  9. add 1/2 tsp. extra meringue powder (for a stronger foundation to decorate on), more flavoring, 1/2 tsp. extra of each
  10. If very white icing is desired, use Wilton’s White White Icing Dye, it “bleaches” out the ivory color.