Cake Decorating Icing Food

MY FAVORITE DECORATOR CAKE ICING

Steps:

• Cream together in a stand mixer the butter and Crisco until completely blended. Add the vanilla.
• Sift in the powdered sugar a little at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go. Keep sifting and blending until the whole 2 lbs. is incorporated.
• If the icing is thick and will not spread easily, add 1 tablespoons of milk at a time until desired consistency is achieved.
• Add food coloring. Blend well.

DECORATOR BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• Cream butter and shortening then add vanilla.
• Add sugar a cup at a time beating on medium speed.
• Add milk 1 Tbls. at a time and beat on high until completely blended.
• TIP: To cut the sweetness I usually sprinkle some salt in the vanilla (so it will dissolve) before proceeding with recipe as instructed.

CAKE DECORATOR'S FROSTING

Steps:

• Using electric mixer (prefereably not handheld), cream shortening until very soft.
• Add salt, a little powdered sugar and flavorings.
• Alternately add water and powdered sugar, beating on medium speed until frosting is smooth after each addition.
• ***Do not mix on high speed as it will cause bubbles in the finished frosting.
• ***NOTE: This frosting makes enough to frost a 2-layer cake with enough left to make decorative roses, etc.
• for the top of the cake.
• DECORATIONS: Roses, leaves and other decorations can be made by adding tasteless food coloring paste (Wilton is one brand) to the frosting.
• Make decorations, place on plastic wrap on cookie sheet and cover gently with plastic wrap.
• Freeze for up to 1 month.
• ***If you decide to freeze your frosted cake, DO NOT put the decorations on it until after you have thawed both the cake and decorations, as the colored decorations will bleed into the cake frosting when they thaw.
• ***Defrost cake and decorations separately and then place decorations on the cake.
• VARIATIONS: For chocolate frosting, add 3 tbs powdered cocoa to the sugar mixture.
• For lemon, omit butter and vanilla flavorings and add 3 tsp.
• lemon extract.
• COLORED FROSTINGS: Frosting can be made any color you want with tasteless food coloring, but be sure to mix well after adding the coloring.
• WEDDING CAKES: Five recipes of this frosting will decorate wedding cakes as follows: top layer 6-inch cake, middle layer 14-inch cake and bottom layer 18-inch cake.
• This will serve 50-60 people.

CAKE DECORATING ICING

Steps:

• Cream butter and shortening, and add vanilla.
• Gradually add powdered sugar.
• Add milk by the TBSP until icing is desired consistency.
• Color with food coloring, or icing dye.

DECORATING ICING

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat all ingredients (except food colouring) with an electric mixer at medium speed until just combined and smooth (about 1 minute).
• Increase speed to high and beat icing until stiff peaks form, it will take about 3 minutes if you are using a heavy-duty stand mixer, and 4-5 minutes for a hand mixer.
• Beat in food colouring (if using).
• **NOTE** If you are planning to spread the icing instead of piping onto cookies, you might need to whisk in more water (a teaspoon at a time) to acheive the desired spreading consistancy.

DECORATOR CAKE ICING

Steps:

• mix all ingredients on low. great for a kitchen aid mixer but hard on the arm if using a old time mixer. add color a few drops at a time until desired color is acheived.
• you can also drop color into water if mixing several different colors to acheive a certain color.
• pack into sleeve with tip needed and decorate!
• **TIP** if using for several different colors that won't need a lot of icing like making flowers etc, mix beofre adding color and separate into several different sections then add coloring a little at a time to acheive color needed**.

PROFESSIONAL DECORATORS' ICING

Steps:

• Combine the shortening, water and vanilla. This will take some time to mix up but it will eventually.
• Add the meringue powder and powdered sugar.
• Mix well - beat for about 3 minutes
• If this is way too stiff you can add a little water at a time. Just remember you want this to be a little thick so you can spread it.