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Perfect Cake Decorating Icing Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Fizzle3nat / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago Don't tell my family I shared this. A very dear friend of the family used to make our birthday cakes with this recipe and she taught me cake decorating. Makes the perfect icing for cake decorating; it has a very light color and can easily be tinted... More Prep:15m Servings:12	Fizzle3nat
	secretfamilyrecipe easy margarine shortening powderedsugar salt butterflavor vanilla almond

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Ingredients

1 cube stick margarine, softened (use margarine, not butter for the right flavor)

1 1/2 c. white vegetable shortening

1 large bag (2 lbs.) PLUS 1 c. confectioner's sugar

1/2 c. cold water

1/4 tsp. salt (necessary for the correct flavor)

1 tsp. clear vanilla-flavor extract

1 tsp. clear butter-flavor extract

1/2 tsp. almond extract

paste food coloring, if desired

Directions

Beat together margarine and shortening until thoroughly blended. Blend in the confectioner's sugar; the mixture will be very stiff.

Mix together the water and salt; stir until salt is dissolved (this is an important step if you plan to tint the icing; whole salt crystals will leave bleached spots in colored icing). Drizzle water in a steady stream while beating icing. Blend in flavorings. Whip until icing is light and fluffy.

Tint with paste food coloring (will not thin icing), if desired, and ice cake(s). Fills and frosts one 8 inch, 3 layer cake. Freeze any remaining icing up to three months.

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Comments

nazzb 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Thank you. It certainly sounds great, and I promise I won't tell "them"...
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debbie919 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Great recipe - love the 3 flavorings - used to do some very amateur decorating, too. Maybe I'll try it again some day...will definitely use this icing! Thanks, Nat =)

jrt_mom 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Gave you a five for sharing. This will be in my wish list! Beautiful picture! You're amazing :0)

alexa_francois 7 months ago said:
Excellent, thanks for sharing! Greetings from Costa Rica

annieamie 4 days, 2 hours ago said:
Thank you for the wonderful frosting recipe!

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