Buttercream Icing Recipe for Cakes
This icing is perfect for those cakes for birthdays and weddings for use as borders and they are excellent!
Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, high ratio shortening
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 tsp butter flavouring
- 1/2 tsp almond flavouring
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 pound confectioner’s sugar, shifted
Combine all ingredients and and beat on high speed until well blended, about 20 minutes. Blend additional 5 minutes on low speed.