My Favorite Buttercream Icing for Decorating Recipe

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My Favorite Buttercream Icing for Decorating
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
2198
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp butter flavoring (wilton's makes the best flavored version)
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (i use wilton's clear vanilla)
  • 2 lbs confectioners' sugar , pure cane
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp meringue powder (optional but the texture will be smoother)
  • water , as necessary (i usually add about 2 tbsp but you may need more or less depending on the humidity in your ne)

Directions:

  1. * You can purchase meringue powder at your local grocery store under the brand name of Just Whites.
  2. In the mixer, mix butter, Crisco shortening, and salt together to incorporate, about 5 minutes on low.
  3. Add almond, butter and vanilla extracts. Mix together well. Add about 1 pound of powdered sugar and the meringue powder and mix.
  4. Add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar at a time and mix until you get the consistency you want.
  5. Add a little milk, a teaspoon at a time, if necessary to thin the frosting. Blend well on low for several minutes.
  6. Use immediately or cover and refrigerate. NOTE: Buttercream Icing will last for weeks as long as it is well sealed.
  7. This icing is used for icing cakes and cookies as well as for borders and art work on cakes. It also makes a good tasting filling between layers of the cake and under a Fondant Icing.
  8. You can make roses, but the drying time is 3 or more days depending on the humidity.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2198.27 Kcal (9204 kJ)
Calories from fat 1336.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 148.52g 228%
Cholesterol 122.01mg 41%
Sodium 300.24mg 13%
Potassium 19mg 0%
Total Carbs 226.89g 76%
Sugars 222.26g 889%
Dietary Fiber 0.02g 0%
Protein 0.58g 1%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Calcium 13.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 562.62 Kcal (2356 kJ)
Calories from fat 342.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38.01g 228%
Cholesterol 31.23mg 41%
Sodium 76.84mg 13%
Potassium 4.86mg 0%
Total Carbs 58.07g 76%
Sugars 56.89g 889%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 0.15g 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Calcium 3.5mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 56.3
    Points
  • 63
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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