Whats The Best Icing Recipe To Use For Cake Decorating?

Depends on the type/flavor of cake you're baking. You can't go wrong with a simple buttercream icing.





Ingredients


1 box good quality powdered sugar


1 stick unsalted butter, softened


1/2 cup Crisco


2 tablespoons cream


1/2-1 teaspoon almond extract


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


1/2 teaspoon butternut extract


MAY OMIT ANY OF THE EXTRACTS AS WELL AS INCREASE ANY OF THE EXTRACTS





Directions


In large mixer bowl, with an electric mixer, combine all ingredients


Beat until creamy, creamy, and the right consistency for icing the cake


You may add a little more cream or even a little warm water





THIS ICING ALSO TINTS BEAUTIFULLY


I HAVE MADE IT THE PALEST OF PINKS, THE PALEST OF YELLOWS, AND A DELICATE APRICOT COLOR, BY MIXING YELLOW AND RED


BEAUTIFUL WITH FRESH SPRING FLOWERSWhats The Best Icing Recipe To Use For Cake Decorating?
Royal Icing





Ideal for decorating cookies, royal icing dries quickly and can be tinted with food coloring. You can use the icing to attach decorative candies, colored sugars and small ornaments to the cookies. It's a good idea to flavor the icing with a few drops of vanilla extract or fresh lemon juice.


Ingredients:





3 egg whites, at room temperature


4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar


1/2 tsp. cream of tartar


Pinch of salt


A few drops of vanilla extract or fresh


lemon juice (optional)


Directions:





In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites, confectioners' sugar, cream of tartar and salt on medium-low speed until blended. Add the vanilla or lemon juice, increase the speed to medium-high, and continue beating until stiff peaks form and the mixture is nearly triple in volume, 7 to 8 minutes.





Remove the bowl from the mixer, cover tightly with plastic wrap and store at room temperature until ready to use, up to 6 hours. Makes 5 to 6 cups.








Confectioner's Sugar Icing





Versatile and easy to make, this old-fashioned icing can be drizzled or spread over cookies and cakes.


Ingredients:





4 Tbs. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter


1 Tbs. water


1/2 cup confectioners鈥?sugar


Directions:





In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the butter and water until the butter melts. Remove from the heat and let stand until cool, about 5 minutes.





Add the sugar to the butter mixture and whisk vigorously until smooth and thickened, about 1 minute. Use the icing within 5 minutes or it may become too thick to drizzle. If the icing does become too thick, rewarm it for 2 or 3 seconds over low heat, whisking constantly. Makes a scant 1/2 cup.Whats The Best Icing Recipe To Use For Cake Decorating?
Lemon icing is by far the tastiest!!! Just use lemon juice instead of water and mix with normal icing sugar, it gives a mouth-wateringly-tangy taste!!
BUTTER ICING IS AWSOME


equal measures of butter or margerine and icing sugar!!
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