buttercream icing

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  • Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
1 cup vegetable shortening1 cup or 1 stick of butter1-2 tbs. milk as needed1-2 tbs. water as needed1 tbs. meringue powder1tsp. clear vanilla extract1 tsp. butter flavoring1/2 tsp. almond extract2 lbs. powdered sugar
Directions
cream together butter an shortening (approx. 5 min.) add in the almond and vanilla extract and butter flavoring mix til blended. then add in your meringue powder and half the bag of powdered sugar mix til blended, add 1/4 of remaining powdered sugar at a time making sure its well blended add a tbs. of water at a time. when it gets really thick an hard to mix add a tbs. of milk at a time.

Serving Size: makes enough to icing a 8 in. 3 layer or 13x9 cake

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DCLAY25.

Servings Per Recipe: 24
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 217.4
  • Total Fat: 7.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.1 mg
  • Sodium: 1.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
  • Protein: 0.1 g

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