Easy Peasy Butter Creamy

Sorry for the title. I was feeling whimsical. Any way are you looking for a way to make some icing? Making a cake for a wedding and want a simple butter cream to layer on that towering piece of art? How about wanting to do a birthday cake from scratch and have no idea how to make that sugary sweet frosting? Well look no further folks. Bellow you can find a simple recipe for butter cream frosting (icing).

You will need a mixer for this, unless you got mad upper body strength and are a hell of a whisk master.

Butter Cream Icing

Ingredients:

Hot Water                             9 oz.

Powdered Sugar                   3 lb. 5.25 oz.

Meringue Powder                1 oz.

Salt                                      .75 oz.

Butter, room temp               5 oz.

Cake Shortening                 1 lb. 13 oz.

Vanilla                                .5 oz.    

Procedure:

1) Be sure all of you utensils are grease free. Mix together the first four ingredients, using your whip attachment. Use the second speed until you reach a meringue consistency. This may take up to 10 minutes.

2) Add the butter and shortening in small amounts, continuing on second speed for another 10-12 minutes to achieve maximum volume. 

Add the flavors during the final mixing time (You can use other extracts like almond or lemon instead of vanilla)

3) Store at room temp, tightly covered.

Feel free to practice our piping skills to properly decorate that cake.