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The Secret to GREAT Butter-cream Frosting is…

Published by amberlicious February 28th, 2009 in Cake Tutorials, Stuff about cakes, What I'm making my kids eat

That’s right.  Salt.

Salt cuts the sticky sweet and makes it a more pleasant sweet.  Several of you guessed almond flavoring- my butter-cream does contain almond flavoring- and while that’s the secret ingredient to a GREAT chocolate chip cookie (right Brenda?) it’s not a secret in butter-cream (at least I don’t think it is…)

Ingredients:
Cream together:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening (no butter flavored)
dash of salt (seriously-don’t forget this!)
1/2 tsp clear vanilla
1/2 tsp butter flavoring
1/2 tsp almond flavoring

Then add to consistency:
up to 2 Tbls milk
about a pound of powdered sugar- give or take

Optional: Meringue powder (you can find this in the cake decorating aisle in craft stores).  This will help the icing to ‘crust’.

You’ll want a different consistency of frosting depending on what you want to do with it.   You’ll also find that the amount of powdered sugar and milk will vary depending on humidity etc.  Sort of like bread dough.

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11 Responses to “The Secret to GREAT Butter-cream Frosting is…”  

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  1. 1 JULIE Mar 1st, 2009 at 12:06 am

    i never would have guesses salt!!

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  2. 2 Annette Mar 1st, 2009 at 7:26 am

    I hadn’t thought of that, but it makes total sense.

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  3. 3 ameliorate me Mar 1st, 2009 at 8:34 am

    This is the first thing I open on Fast Sunday, Amber. COOL.

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  4. 4 Natalie Mar 1st, 2009 at 8:54 am

    How much meringue powder do you use? I’ve been wanting a recipe that crusts. And where do you find clear vanilla?

    Thanks! :)
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  5. 5 Kristina Mar 1st, 2009 at 9:43 am

    This sounds awesome! I will have to try it!

    Hey, will you email me about the cupcake giveaway? I’m going to be doing it a week from tomorrow.

  6. 6 Shanna Mar 1st, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Yum!! I think salt is the secret ingredient to any frosting. Sounds very yummy.

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  7. 7 Hope Mar 1st, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    Which of the eleven types of salt do you use? The Morton?

  8. 8 Kimberly Mar 1st, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    I want to bake a cake now…

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  9. 9 Bonnie Childress Mar 2nd, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    I have always used salt in my frosting. One day my grandma was here and I was making frosting and put some it. She was shocked! Too funny. I also use Almond, it is really good in caramel popcorn too!

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  10. 10 Jessica G. Mar 5th, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    Too bad I didn’t see it…I would have known it was salt! ;)
    Almond flavoring in cookies? I’m gonna have to try that one!

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  11. 11 Mary K. Apr 17th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Hi, how much meringue powder do you use? I have been searching everywhere on how much to use! I’m so glad to find your website! I have bookmarked it. :)