DECORATOR CAKE ICING

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My mother and sister took a cake decorating class at a local college when i was young (boy i loved eating their homework!). this was a recipe that my mother had in her file after i moved out and came back home for a visit and decided to go through her recipe box for family recipes- this was in there and i don't know the origination of it.

Provided by Shawn C

Categories     Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1-2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb 10x powdered sugar
1/3 cup shortening (prefer crisco)
1/4 cup water (room temp)
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 drops butter flavoring (found with other extracts etc in cake decorator aisle)
any food coloring

Steps:

  • mix all ingredients on low. great for a kitchen aid mixer but hard on the arm if using a old time mixer. add color a few drops at a time until desired color is acheived.
  • you can also drop color into water if mixing several different colors to acheive a certain color.
  • pack into sleeve with tip needed and decorate!
  • **TIP** if using for several different colors that won't need a lot of icing like making flowers etc, mix beofre adding color and separate into several different sections then add coloring a little at a time to acheive color needed**.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2375, Fat 68.6, SaturatedFat 17.1, Sodium 298, Carbohydrate 453.6, Sugar 444.1

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