Store Baker Icing

Name: Store Baker Icing
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup hot water; 1 lb. Confectioner's sugar or 3 1/2 cups; 1 cup butter, softened*; 1 cup white Crisco or shortening; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/4 cup Marine powder

Toyotaboy @BurntButOk

Should taste like most store made cake icing

Toyotaboy @BurntButOk

Should taste like most store made cake icing

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Ingredients

3/4 cupgranulated sugar
1/2 cuphot water
1 lb.Confectioner's sugar or 3 1/2 cups
1 cupbutter, softened*
1 cupwhite Crisco or shortening
2 tsp.vanilla extract
1/4 cupMarine powder

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Steps

1

Place 1/2 cup water and 3/4 cup granulated sugar in small saucepan. Heat just until sugar dissolves. Do not boil. Let cool to room temperature.
2

When cool, put in mixing bowl and add 1/4 cup of meringue powder. Beat with beaters until stiff peaks form.
3

Add 1 cup butter and 2 cups confectioner's sugar whip till creamy.
4

Add 1 cup Crisco, 2 tsp. vanilla and meringue cream and continue whipping.
5

Add remainder of confectioner's sugar and finish whipping.
6

This makes a very creamy frosting that can also be piped onto cake.