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Buttercream Icing
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Buttercream Icing

7 ingredients 10 min 15 openrecipes
Buttercream Icing

This is a great light and fluffy buttercream. The secret is letting it mix for several minutes. I took a cake decorating class a few years ago and this was the icing recipe the teacher recommended.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

319
Calories
8g
Protein
20g
Fat
25g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 cup Crisco Shortening
  • 6 Tablespoons Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ½ teaspoons Almond Extract
  • 2 pounds Powdered Sugar

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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