Buttercream Icing (Something Like Publix) Recipe

"WOW this just the best icing! Meringue powder can be found in the baking section at your Walmart store, the butter flavoring can be found where cake decorating supplies are sold or easily purchased online. The icing can be made without these two ingredients, however it will taste much better if you use them, also the icing will hold its shape better with the addition of the meringue powder."

Original is 12 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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2 cups shortening (Crisco white vegetable shortening)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter flavoring

1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon meringue powder
2 pounds confectioners’ sugar (sifted)
Half and half cream (optional)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (113.6 g)
Calories 621.5
Total Fat - 36.8 g
Saturated Fat - 6.8 g
Cholesterol - 0 mg
Sodium - 49.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 75.9 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
Sugars - 75.5 g
Protein - 0.1 g
Calcium - 1.5 mg
Iron - 0.1 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Combine the butter, Crisco, and salt in a large bowl and beat on low speed for 5 minutes. Add the vanilla, butter flavor, and almond extract and beat until well blended.

Step 2

Turn off the mixer and add the meringue powder and half of the confectioners’ sugar. Mix on the slowest speed the mixer has. Mix in the remaining sugar 1/2 cup at a time, until all the sugar is mixed in. Turn the mixer up to medium and beat until smooth and creamy. This should take about 5 minutes. If the icing seems too thick to spread then add in half and half cream a tablespoons at a time until you get the consistancy that you want.